Day 11
15 July 2022 | Pacific Ocean
Rodney
We did 172 miles over the last 24 hours and are 562 miles from Kaneohe. The conditions out here have been spectacular! We have had 15-20 knots of
breeze all night long. The nights are warm, so we are sailing in tee shirts and shorts under the full moon. The days are getting really hot, over 100 degrees,
so we do our best to find shade. We are starting to get more accurate data on our arrival, so the morning of the 18th is looking promising.
We are seeing more and more flying fish cruising around the boat, They are amazing to watch, and seem to be trying to avoid big fish below, and swarming
birds above. Last night Ian and I were on watch sailing along at 2 am, when he started screaming like a girl. - yep another wayward pilot. They are really
hard to grab, but was cast back to the sea. Now we had a fish smell for the rest of the watch - Moni had a good laugh.
This morning Ian was checking out the foredeck and noticed it was covered with squid. A bucket of salt water and scrub brush were deployed to remove
the ink. Not sure how they got there, because we rarely take water over the bow, they must be good jumpers!
We are getting really low on rations. We meal plan for 14 days at sea, and we will be using every morsel. The fridge was completely full when we started,
and now it is empty. We will be eating our last breakfast bar when we cross the finish line. We have done an inventory of most everything and realize that
we are short one juice mix for happy hour. To avoid a mutiny, Ian reassured the crew the he has enough ice and rum for the final event.
Lunch today is turkey and salami with hickey smoked gouda on sour dough
Cheers,
Capt Rod