Blog 4.4 Thr (Steve's B'day)
STATUS REPORT:
Latitude: 10.6 deg south, 132.3 deg west (S of Alaska)
COG 271 deg; SOG 7.6 kts 2,677 miles from Galapagos, 3,677 mi from Panama Canal start, 323mi to Fatu Hiva, Marquesas.
A rather pleasant, cloudy day with some bits of rain to wash off the salt water. Decent winds and sailing conditions.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
I felt very special today as the ship's crew brought forth a lovely lunch followed by fresh baked (in the oven, in 90 degree weather) BROWNIES with frosting! Joe prepared a fabulous dinner, and we had brownies again for dessert! Even got a stirring rendition of "Happy Birthday to You" sung by the crew. Very nice day.
I am positive someone arbitrarily added 10 years to my age without my permission! I absolutely DO NOT feel 68 years old and I'm hoping this sailing trip proves that I'm not really that old.
That's scarily close to 70!! So, I've decided to compromise with whoever sets your age and say that I'm 58 today.
Our goal was to reach Fatu Hiva on Saturday which would be 19 days at sea. This was Mike's first estimate for our crossing when he made up his schedule, and would be an average of 6.5 kts. Unfortunately, with our sometimes slow progress it looks like we won't drop our anchor until Sunday, so we're resigned to another day at sea than originally planned. Of course, Jan, who's told herself and anyone else that would listen that this passage would be 30 days, is just delighted that it's so short. We're both ready for landfall but have understood all along that this long passage would be the price we'd have to pay to participate in this trip of our lifetimes. And we're almost at the end of it, still talking to each other and having a good time. So 2 and a half more days after today, assuming we get some wind.
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