Day 15: Saturday 3/30 Another lazy day……finished one book and on to another. The big story is the wind/seas…..the wind and seas finally calmed in the afternoon and all night….yippee!!!! Winds reduced to 8-12 kts ESE and seas calmed to 4-6′ ESE. There is still an occasional set of waves that will give us a … Read More →
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 14
Day 14: Friday 3/29: Good Friday!! Boisterous…..that’s the description for today…..before we would get 12 hours of rough conditions then calming for 12 hours…..today the winds and seas stayed high all day…..the ride is semi-rough….we can still get up and move around, fish and cook, but it is just darn uncomfortable. I’d say all of … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 13
Day 13: Thursday 3/28 Another relaxing day!!!!! The seas were a deep dark blue and mesmerizing to view. We are seeing a lot of birds which is amazing this far out!!! Kathy is still ahead in the arrival pool……we had a 9-10 hour period of >8 kts SOG……whoa, that’s a 1.5 kt favorable current and … Read More →
Not in the Brochure
Well it seems that John is doing a great job of keeping you up with all the goings on here, so there is not much I can add to his events log except to say that the Half–Way party was awesome! Only one drink, but it was dripping-sweaty-glass cold and a goody!! 🙂 And burgers … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 12
Day 12: Wednesday 3/27 Maybe my most relaxing day. Slept hard again last night – 6.75 hours but did get tossed a lot due to these persistent beamy seas, stirred up now by a lot of squalls. I really didn’t do much today– no repairs, projects or cleaning!!! I fished hard with +10 lures tried … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 11
We Made it HALFWAY Day 11: Tuesday 3/26 The BIG STORM……I am still in awe of the power of that storm. It took a good 6-8 hours for the seas to finally calm. We estimate there were some 12’ rollers….they were as high as the flybridge deck……whoa. Fortunately, none were breaking and Mystic just went … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 10
Day 10: Monday 3/25 Well……we knew the calm to moderate conditions would not last and yesterday the rough conditions came with a force. Calm to moderate conditions in the morning built to rough conditions in the afternoon and all night. Per Omni Bob’s recommendation there was no weather advantage to continuing west so might as … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 9
Day 9: Sunday 3/24 Yes, we emptied the 3rd fuel bladder today with absolutely no issues. So, 2 out of 3 perfect, the one incident still a bit of a head scratcher!!! Overall, the fuel bladders did great. I will forever be a Turtle Pac fan. While they maybe more expensive than the competitors, there … Read More →
Day 8 – Perspectives and Reality
When John and I first started dreaming of living on a boat and traveling the world, of course our thoughts went immediately to the South Pacific, with the azure lagoons and white sand, rustling palm trees and air filled with the scent of exotic flowers. I remember so well seeing pictures in the sailing magazines … Read More →
Galapagos to Marquesas Day 8
Day 8: Saturday 3/23 A good news and bad news sort of day…..the good news is very good and the bad news is a major bother!!! First the good news – we found the favorable current….YEAH!!!!!!!! Since yesterday around noontime, the speed has ranged from 6.3-7.2……we are doing 7.2 as I write this……oh how sweet … Read More →