At 3:00 this morning George woke me to say that the wind had come up and that we would be sailing, cutting off the engine that had been running for 36 hours. Winds picked up during the night and stayed at 15 nights all day with calm seas. Since the winds now come from the East or SE, we are sailing on a close reach , cutting diagonally across the wind waves. It's very comfortable, the boat heeling at 5- 10 degrees. As I write, we will soon cross the 2 degrees north latitude line. Equator, here we come! We'll have our eyes peeled for mermaids, King Neptune, and any other sea hazards. The North Star is quickly sinking towards the horizon at night now with the Big Dipper upside down higher in the night sky. We are delighted to be able to sail again so soon. The doldrums only lasted 2 days instead of the expected 4 days. We only hope to keep this wind with us all the way to the Marquesas. Reports of very light air ahead make us wonder if it's just too good to be true, but we're seeing conditions change daily as people report their conditions daily on our Puddle Jump Net. With 20 new gallons of water in our tanks and batteries fully charging with our spare alternator, we are in fine shape as we come close to the last leg of our passage.