Well, we believe this to be our last full day at sail. We've had great wind and sunny skies, mucho SPF! No squawls to speak of yet, but we still have a lot of day light. Sitting on the back of the boat looking out as far as you can see across the beautiful blue blue ocean, it makes you remember why you do these kinds of things. There are always ups and downs with anything, but with about 140 miles to go you really start reflecting. My next entry will be just that, as Scott and I have a tremendous amount of things and people to be thankful for to make this trip even possible. Tiki J has not let us down one moment and I don't expect anything less in the next 140 miles. My only regret is that she has to turn around and go back the same way she came and we get to hang out poolside and just manage to get on an airplane back home! The crew is anxiously ready to finish and put their feet on land. This has definitely been a challenging trip for us physically as the wind just never let up (a blessing too!). I'm feeling a lot "toner" than when I left. I've been thinking maybe I can invent the Wii Fit version of driving a sailboat game!? It definitely tones your shoulders, biceps, triceps, lateral abdomen, hit flexers and numerous other stomach and body muscles that are required to wrestle a 21,000 lb vessel going 10 knots in 20-25 kts of wind! Doesn't that sound fun to everyone!?!

We believe we will arrive during the middle of the night, the eta states 16 hours - probably around 4-6am Monday morning. Once you finish, there is still 30 minutes of motoring around a treacherous reef that you must avoid to get into Kanehoe Yacht Club, so the fat lady doesn't sing until all of our lines are tied up to something on land or via another boat tied to land. We are already preparing our anchor and such to mitigate any risks, but don't foresee any problems as we have waypoints and lots of navigational aids to help out!

So, I guess that's it for today. I'm sure I will have lots to say in the next couple of days as we hit our destination of Kaneohe, HI. Kim