Well it got pretty exciting at about 3pm yesterday (22nd).
When the map updates this evening at around 8pm you'll see (assuming I put all the data in right...) that Mallachie continued SW in the morning till getting close to the coast of Senegal, and then turned S to follow the coast. At 2pm she was close to Kaboukoute in Senegal. She then continued S across the border into Guinea Bissau - coming to be within about 5km (or even less than that) to where Rothes was hanging around near Varela.
So that's pretty exciting... The data for Rothes has a gap between 12noon and 4pm for yesterday though (so potentially she had headed off out into the sea miles away from where Mallachie got to at 3pm - but I'm not planning on believing that - as she had been pretty settled the last while in the area near Varela).
Mallachie though didn't hang around in Guinea Bissau. Instead she headed E and slightly N back into Senegal, inland along the river. At 11am this morning (23rd) she was close to Badjikounda. Rothes stayed near Varela - the last point I have for her was 10am this morning.
I'll update again on Monday. Have a nice weekend.
Just more & more exciting and amazing, Alice. So many thanks from us all, who are still gripped by this drama.
Thank you for that eagerly awaited update, Alice! Wow. 5km! If they only knew how close they had come to one another - fortunately we do!
Thanks, Alice ... what an amazing saga this is turning out to be ... can't wait for Monday's episode of the drama! Have a good weekend everyone.
Thank you Alice and I hope you have a great weekend. How amazing is that? To come within 5 kms of each other after flying thousands of miles is truly remarkable. There is every chance that EJ and Garten are around in the same area.
thanks for the update Alice, wow 5km from each other you have a nice weekend
Wow! Just couldn't stop myself shrieking out. That really is amazing - when you think of the journeys that both have undertaken prior to that. It's worthy of a film plot!! Thanks Alice - you must have got excited too! x
Thanks so much Alice. We are learning so much from these girls:)
Thank you very much for the update Alice. It's great that Rothes and Mallachie are so close to each other. It would be nice to think that Garten is also somewhere nearby. Have a great weekend Alice.
I will never cease to be amazed and in awe about what we are learning.
Can't wait to see the map later when it updates....I am away for a while so will catch up on Wednesday night.....a lot could happen in that time,or, nothing much........take care Alice and thanks for the update........much appreciated.
Don't forget to watch Autumnwatch tonight folks :)
Wonderful, wonderful. So exciting! Thanks.
Read the 'updates' every day, thought it was about time I added my thanks to Alice, so...Thank You Alice, you really are appreciated!!
Alice - you deserve your weekend to recover from the excitement - have a good one - we look forward to Monday!
Still chuckling away in my head - 5 Km - wow. just the kind of learning we hoped for from our tagged "chicks".
Thank you Alice. So near and yet so far if only they knew where each other were!!! Have a great weekend!!
Thanks Alice - how strange that they came so close!