Yesterday we passed within 20 miles of a Kiwi boat "Firefly"
Today we are about 30 miles NE of an American boat "Moondancer"
It's fun to know that there are other boats out there. We may change course to attempt a sighting of Moondancer.
We've come in to the heart of the tradewinds so we're holding a steady 7+ knots.
The sun is back so our batteries are back up to full strength.
We just took a wave over the stern and I got thoroughly soaked with seawater. this is of course hilarious for Lexi (who didn't get wet.) It's hard to get dry let alone stay dry. It's been 82* F every day and about 101% humidity.
Thankfully the breeze is 15-20 kts. so it feels comfortable.
Our Hydrovane windvane steering has steered the entire time since we left the Galapagos. All day, all night. It never gets tired or eats too many cookies from our rations. Great piece of gear. Uses no electricity.
The radio net with the nearby boats has been entertaining. Every day at noon the group of boats we met in the Galapagos all call in with position report, conditions, and bragging about fishing.
825 miles down, 2160 to go.
Wow. Big Planet.
Martin
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Glad to hear you're not getting too dry and that you've got some friends around. Sure do miss your position report, though.
ReplyDeleteKeep posting coordinates. Your niece continues to track you.
ReplyDeleteJulie and Alice.