Saragossa Sea

A bright and cheery morning. The barometer still rising. From 7am we're motoring again. No wind.
We're in a salty pool of confusing currents called "The Saragossa Sea". It's a sea boardered by sea streams. The "Gulf Stream" is to the East and the "North Equatorial Current" to the South. And swirling in the middel of all this is the Saragossa Sea. It's one meter higher than the Atlantic off Floridas coast and 10% saltier than the salty Gulf Stream. And it's full of floating seaweed! Columbus arrived here and thought he was just off shore. The Portugese sailors looked at the delicate sea plant , with its pea-sized pods and thought of their own Salgazo grapes. Salgazo became "Sargasum Weed", hence Saragossa Sea.
A perfect pool for these lazy winds, or lack thereof. We motor most of the day. A warm sun, cooling breeze, paperbacks and carrot cake.

And a bright full moon by night.