No photo as there is no camera that could give justice to such a creature. Certainly not aboard Terrwyn. The albatros ( exact species also defies us as our bird book got soaked and hense deep sixed a couple of oceans back ). He simply soars, arches and swoops rarely moving his wings. Rarther like a Great Dane. Majestic. They appeared a few days out of Hawaii often in pairs : ~ 4 ft tip to tip, dark grey/brown,white cap and occasionally at the route of the tail. Mottled under the wings. Glorious often following in our wake or gliding by the cockpit to see who's aboard. "Fantastic !!! Brilliant !!! " our African guide would say. The cool days and cold nights have their gifts.

We found the avenue of southerly breeze, turned to port ( North) and are on our way as in days of old : down wind and down seas. No doubt there will be windward work ahead however today its cockpit showers, fishen, an generally R and R underway along the Great circle route home just 1,300 NM to go. We loved Honolulu but this is hard to beat.