Heading back to Bombay

This morning I set my alarm clock at six to see the sunrise. I got up and it was beautiful. Already lots of people were up, doing yoga, tai chi or just enjoying the sunrise. Around eight we lifted the anchor, set the sails and started our voyage back to Bombay. There wasn't much wind, but it felt great to move again. We've been at anchor for about two weeks.

The only people we've seen, besides the customs and the coast guard, were fishermen. They come along side and try to sell us some fish they caught. Or they're just curious to see this colourful ship with a rainbow painted on the bow, floating in the middle of nowhere. Most of them were also very surprised to see a lot of women on board.

While we were sailing everybody kept on working. Doing deck work, working on engines, cleaning the outside of the ship, etc. That night we had a beautiful bright night, full of stars. We located lots of star signs and looked for shooting stars. It was our last night at sea. The Rainbow Warrior kept on sailing to Bombay while everybody went to their bunks. Except the watch keeper.