Killer Squid!

Hi from Azimuth on day 9 of our passage from Panama to the Marquesas. But first … here is an important news flash.

At approximately 1am on the 9th April 2024, Mrs Ailsa Pearce of Nottingham, UK was violently attacked by a killer squid whilst on night watch. When interviewed, Mrs Pearce explained that she was quietly on watch listening to a podcast (probably about Donald Trump) when she noticed a squeaking noise, and something rustling behind her seat. On investigating, Mrs Pearce was faced with a giant killer squid approximately 20cms in length. She went on to explain that the squid had somehow managed to climb aboard Azimuth (their boat), worked its way across the deck, in through the windscreen window, slithered across the chart table towards where she was sitting and was about to attack her at any moment. She managed to wrestle said squid in to a saucepan, and return the killer back to the sea from whence it had came. She reported that the squid “picked me up with its mind powers and shook me like a dog”. Unfortunately there is no pictorial or video evidence of this shocking event. The only other possible witness to the event, a Doctor Dominic Pearce of Nottingham, UK was asleep at the time. When questioned about the incident he replied that “I was asleep at the time, and did not hear anything of the shocking event. Its hard to believe this could happen” he did go on to report that Mrs Pearce had been under a lot of stress lately, had only had limited sleep over the past few days and may have been prone to wild hallucinations. Its hard to understand what was going through the mind of this squid as it launched its attack. Whilst Mrs Pearce is suffering from Post traumatic stress syndrome and has had to be heavily sedated with the use of Sauvignon Blanc, it is expected that she will make a full recovery soon.

Strange things can happen at sea!

Here’s where we are this morning. Making slow and steady progress. Just passed 1000 miles!