Catching up on passage photos

We didn't take a great number of photos while we were underway, but we did get a few.

Last night in Mexico - waiting to clear customs at Nuevo Vallarta (can you see little Ka'sala among the mega yachts?)

I bought all my fresh vegetables and fruit at Costco, Mega and La Comer.   The grapefruit and oranges I bought from Costco lasted beautifully and I could have bought more.  By the end of the third week we only had apples and limes left.

Once I got all the fresh stuff on board I had to organize and store it.  A decision had to made whether to wipe it down with a vinegar solution or leave it as is until ready to be eaten.  I've tried it both ways and figure it is best to just leave it as it has likely been treated for longevity.  As it happened, everything survived except the cantelope which I had to cut up and refrigerate on the second day.

I got these plastic crates at Mega - asked the produce clerk and he just gave them to me.  I also used the thick purple paper trays that you often see apples on to separate the layers.  Because we would be using one of the settee berths to sleep on for the passage, I converted the forepeak into storage.  The whole system worked extremely well with two exceptions: the cantelope and the carrots (which started to go soft - I had to soak them in water and move them into the fridge to revive them).

The interior while underway - note the sea berth to the left with the lee cloths.

Galley while underway

Un retouched photo - the ocean at 20 degrees North is an incredible colour of blue!

Note the jordan drogue in the bag behind the helm - we didn't get anywhere near having to deploy it

We saw a lot of squalls on this trip, but many of them passed us by.  The white board with the maple leaf is the paddle of the monitor which self steers Ka'sala

Another beautiful sailing day - note the storm sail rigged to the mast in the red bag - never got close to using it.  Also note the dinghy upside down on the foredeck - we had our ditchbag tied within as we had the whole thing rigged as our life raft.  Also note the kayaks now stored on the sides of the carriage roof (usually stored on top) - not ideal, but allowed us to use the staysail (which is flying between the reefed headsail and mainsail) and still have enough room for the jacklines along the deck.

An evening squall - note the jugs on both sides of the foredeck - port are the diesel jugs and starboard are the water jugs (which we never used)

Only one of many glorious sunsets

Approaching Oahu in the Kauai Channel - usually notorious for standing waves because of a strong current against prevailing winds- we were fortunate that the trade winds were light that day!

Koko Head - a volcanic crater on the east end of Oahu - people actually build their houses on the rim!!??

Diamond Head with the sky scrapers of Honolulu peaking around the corner

Doug raises the quarentine flag as we approach Waikiki and the Ala Wai.  This flag was replaced with an American and Hawaiian flag once we had cleared customs and immigration later that day.