Day 3
18 February 2010 | Passage Night Three
Dave and Judy
Sailed, motor/sailed/ motor.... The 3rd day is always the toughest. We are both super tired & sleepy but starting to adjust. On the bright side, the seas aren't high or rough & that sure helps allot. Our tiny bird that visited for a while has left. We are hoping it made it to one of the small islands out here. Mostly we take turns trying to sleep, read & eat if we can. Good ole Mac & cheese came in handy today. Only a few dolphins came by to play just before sunset again today. They are such a welcomed relief. They bring Joy with them. The sea color is such an intense blue that it is indelible. Not much animal or bird life to be seen now. We have had to switch the radio off of the hailing channel 16 because of all of the swearing & obscene & rude remarks that go on on it, especially at night. You'd never know that it is the emergency frequency...Incredible Just after dark Davey was down taking a shower when all of a sudden the jib starts backwinding. I went out on deck to see if the angle of the wind changed when we noticed that the boat had taken an unexpected turn. The auto pilot motor quit. We quickly switched to our backup pilot. Now we must figure out what is wrong with the pilot motor.... just had them rebuilt in Thailand......huh??? .Photo shows ships on our computer screen. Most are out of visual range... This is how the AIS shows up on our Max Sea navigation system....971 miles to go...