Day 7: Friday 3/22 Wow…..Day 7……this is now the longest time we have been out on a passage. The previous longest was the Panama to Galapagos passage that was 5.5 days. All in all a good day but as we came further south to try to find this elusive favorable current, the seas, winds and … Read More →
Day 7 – Best Laid Plans
Quote of the day: “You wake up with nothing to do, and by the end of the day, you haven’t gotten half of it done….” Les Dobbe We’ve just begun our 7th day at sea….Somewhat odd to “begin” a day in the middle of the day, but since we left Galapagos at 1pm, that’s what … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 6
Day 6: Thursday 3/21 Hmmmm…..a very good day with one very head scratching fuel incident. First the good news, our speed has picked up to 5.9 – 6.8, averaging >6.2 SOG…..still not the 6.5 kts we want but so much better than the previous days. The ride is ok, not has calm as 60-90 miles … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 5
Day 5: Wednesday 3/20 Another good day……caught 7 bonitos….can you believe that….now a total of 12….. but, nothing on the grill yet…. why are there so many bonito and why are we only catching them…..I’ve used a lot of different lures….maybe our slower speed??????. We had grilled tuna from the tuna Julio (the dive captain … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 4
Day 4: Tuesday 3/19 A VERY GOOD DAY; OH WHAT A RELIEF As the speed decline continued (was now <5.0 kts) my stress/anxiety level climbed into the bad headache zone….ugh!!!!! So last night not being able to sleep Les and I (as well as Kathy and Rose) were determined to do all we could to … Read More →
Day 4 at Sea – Life Aboard
We’re just beginning our 4th day at sea….Everyone seems to be settling into the routine very nicely. We are fortunate in that the seas have been very benign and our ride has been extremely comfortable. Comfort means good meals are being prepared, walking about the cabin is easy, reading is a pleasure, and the wear … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 3
Day 3: Monday 3/18 Today continues the challenge of finding the elusive favorable current….. like, where the “blank” is it? For 48 hours now we have had a counter current when the Bouyweather current map predicted a 1-2 kt favorable current. Our speed the last 24 hours has gotten worse…..from 5.6 down as low as … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 2
Day 2: Sunday 3/17 Funny story I think: I take over watch from Les around 2:30ish – I had gotten up early as it was very hot down below and I did not sleep very well – and Les told me he had just seen a fishing buoy off starboard – he searched with the … Read More →
We’re Off!!!!
We have now been at sea for about 29 hours. We left Baltra immediately after a long and stressful fueling there. The commercial dock had a tremendous amount of surge….our lines were creaking and stressed so much that I actually pulled out emergency lines to be ready in case one should fail. Add to that … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 1
WE HAVE LEFT THE BARN!!!!! Day 1: Saturday 3/16: Oh what a last few days but we finally got everything done and left the fuel dock at 1:00 pm on Saturday 3/16……only 3000 nm to go!!!!! Everything was going along just fine…..we did a few chores each day and then played on Santa Cruz with … Read More →
