We were looking over the grib files yesterday, and working out the details of the rather complicated predictions (which didn't turn out to be true, anyway). But it's often a bit hard to work out since they come coded in Universal Time, which was nine hours ahead of our time. So, as I often do at such moments, I turned to Sandra who was looking over my shoulder, and said, "Today's the 4th, right?" And she replies, "Yes, and that means tomorrow is... ummm... our 5th wedding anniversary!" Surprised both of us. We're not sure how to make the mahi mahi sufficiently festive for the occasion, since our stores are running low. This morning saw the last of the eggs go into a batch of pancakes - that's always a treat. Maybe a nice bouillabaisse. But I am sure Sandra will come up with something delicious.

We got unexpectedly nice sailing yesterday and much of the night. We were expecting, based on the gribs, to have the wind go north and get light. Instead, it picked up from the northwest and we had more great broad reaching, at times averaging 7.5-8 knots. It's lightened up now, and with an increasing swell, we're rolling a bit, but it's still pleasant.