Ready or not, we're on our way Thursday, heading out into the Pacific. We've got 580 miles in front of us before we reach the Galapagos, and we are loaded down with provisions for the year, 100 gallons of fuel and 140 gallons of water. As you can see in the photo above, we are also loaded with approximately 400 cans of food that we've removed the label on & painstakingly varnished to prevent rust. As this will be the last port where food prices are low, we've tried to provision the boat for the rest of the year.

We've had a month to get the boat ready, and we've been swamped with projects and errands. We're going to miss this little port that we've been based in for the past few months. Again, we've made some good friends, but we expect to see some of them up ahead in the upcoming ports. We're excited and anxious as we leave the coast behind us and really head out into the Pacific. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We'll post again in the Galapagos. Miss you all, Robert and Kelita.