Miles to Hilo: approx. 989 Days at sea: 14 ETA: around June 30, 2010 give or take We fought long and hard to get into the trades days of actually motor sailing with hardly a puff of wind. Checking into the radio net, you must mention the swell/ wave height in your report when I said 1 ft they questioned whether they had heard correctly. Actually two nights ago was the largest anchorage I had ever seen. Anchorage La Pacific. But now we are here! Winds from the ENE at about 8-10 knots. Sea life is starting to appear. An albatross circled for a few hours diving through the swells, a flying fish did almost as well as the albatross. Sun is out had a nice first solar shower. Cooking, cleaning, adjusting sails, you know the usual. 81 degrees, mostly sunshine surrounded by indigo blue water. It is time for some fresh guacamole, shrimp and a squeeze of lime. Aloha Hawaii we will see you in a few days! Susan (and Elba)