"Was getting a bit carried away with watching my progress on the gps tonight and was rudely interrupted when a flying fish hit me, er, in the bum! It was not a small one either, and rather startling to be hit without warning in the dark of the night. Perhaps it was a sign to slow down, stop and smell the roses. Or fish, or whatever."

That's 22-year-old Katie Spotz, writing yesterday on the blog she's keeping while trying to become the youngest person in history to row alone across the Atlantic Ocean. Today is the 41st day of her trip.