18th
Today, I’ve seen one of the most beautiful sunrises ever… wind stopped blowing completely (because in my case wind always blows in the face or there is no wind at all). A whale was swimming near the yacht for quite a while, the ocean was breathing – waving slightly… it’s midday and I am still under the impression of the morning!!!
I was overtaken by a yacht (they are much bigger and have fuel :)). We had a little chat and decided to go out for a beer together, in Durban. Out of this happiness, probably for the first time, I decided to very politely but firmly remind the tanker that I have a priority in here, and I’m not going to change the course because I don’t have enough fuel (I’m saving to enter the harbour) and I have very little wind and If that’s not a problem :) maybe he could change the course and withdraw behind my stern… I was smiling to myself after this conversation. That was cheeky. 
The yachts sailing the same direction as I am, use the long range radio to report at the scheduled time. We give our positions and talk about the conditions. (It turned out that three sailors who I met in Papua are right behind me :), whereas in the evening I’m going to meet Roy, who tries to keep us updated on the weather… you know what, after that front when I saw a clear sky without those disgusting black clouds and I could look at stars, I was staring at them as if I saw them for the first time… my precious little stars!