I awoke to mostly cloudy skies and wind down to 8 kts. Boat speed has dropped appreciably and my noon-to-noon mileage is 128 for an average speed of 5.3 kts,, still not bad.

This morning I was escorted by a pod of about 12 bottlenose dolphins. What a sight! Some put on a show, jumping 10 ft into the air as if to get a better look at me. They were with me for about an hour then peeled off, probably to look for tuna, Hope they have better luck than me.

I checked in with a marine radio net this AM and spoke to my Seattle friends John and Kathy aboard "Freya". They made it into La Paz from Mazatlan after having fuel issues with their diesel. Other friends, Susan and Elba on "Infinity" are also having diesel problems but are pushing on under sail. They are about three days behind me and also bound for the Marquesas. The other radio check-ins traded information on location, wind speed, sea conditions, etc., some calling from as far as 2000 miles. There are 3 or 4 similar nets that I check in with daily, depending on radio wave propagation. There always seems to be someone to talk to and trade stories.