Day 17 Sweet water

Oh glorious rain
Position - N05º07 x W128º58
Rain - Finally, we are clean. The rain came for three hours this morning and the sea was calm enough for us to take wonderfully refreshing rain water showers and to wash the whole outside of the boat with sponges and Simple Green. By the end of the storm the whole boat was squeaky clean. It was pleasant to sit on deck or to make your way around the boat and not come away with sticky hands.
Tuna Boat - Before dawn Mark and Andy saw a glow on the horizon in front of us that seemed like the lights of a small city. They could not see the source but by afternoon we came upon a boat that we assumed to be a tuna fishing craft. It was lolling in the waves and to prevent it from intersecting our path, we hailed it, and asked for its identification and intended path. The Japanese accented voice that responded said they did not speak English but as we identified ourselves the boat began moving quickly away from our course. We all wondered if they could have been violating some sort of International fishing rules and just did not want to be discovered. It did seem obvious that they were the source of the bright lights.