Other than the beautiful weather we enjoyed, I really had a hard time finding something positive to write about when considering our day. The morning highlight was by far the best of the day when the small Mexican bait boat fleet used Royal Star as a reference to target small skipjack and yellowfin tuna that had gathered around us at night. It was a step back in time watching the fishermen working with lift poles, throwing on fish one after another within a couple hundred feet of Royal Star. They were so close that we could hear the men cajoling one another and the fish hitting the deck, flapping wildly as they rode the conveyer belt to the fish holds. Like I said that was the highlight and the fishing department had little to offer other than some more disappointment on a couple of not biting schools. Onward and upward as we continue the trek north in full search mode. As I have reported in the past, our motto is "when the going gets tough, the tough double down" and as such we have no plan to give in any time soon.