Our tenth day at sea was really wonderful. We sailed all day in 10-15 knots of wind under mostly sunny skies with beautiful blue ocean as far as the eye can see�... and nothing else. We have been a little disappointed that we haven't seen much wildlife. Well be in the cockpit looking at the ocean and one of us will say "this would be a great time to see some whales". All we've seen is a few birds, a half dozen flying fish that ended up on our deck, and a couple of jelly fish. The first time we saw the jelly fish Donna thought it was just a piece of trash. It looked like a translucent arch or comb about eight inches long sticking about six inches out of the water. I assume there was a trail on tentacles streaming under the water. We saw another one the next day. There has been some trash too. Fortunately, not that much.

Last night was great sailing too until about 4am when the wind was shifting direction and we decided to motor sail. It was great sailing but not great sleeping. It wasn't rough but the motion of the boat was very jerky and that made it hard to sleep. A boat underway is a perpetual motion machine. It never stops moving, even for a second. That's why cruising sailors often don't gain weight. You are doing isometric exercises 24/7 as you constantly adjust for and resist the motion. One piece of equipment we have on board that's a bit unusual for a sailboat is a very accurate scale. We do regular weigh-ins and record the results in our logbook. We usually do the weigh-ins before and after some change. We did one before we left the BVI and we'll do another when we get to Hampton, VA. It will be interesting to see if we gained or lost on this trip.

We are now 170 miles east of Wilmington, NC and about 240 miles from the Chesapeake Bay.