21.21 N
153.50 W
Distance Travelled: 134 NM - 246 NM left to go!
Today marks three weeks at sea and, I have to say, the time really has flown by. In fact, when I look back the days seem to blur together and I am thankful I kept my journal and this blog to look back on some day. It has been quite a journey, so far!
Yesterday was an almost perfect sailing day, however, last night we had challenges as the winds gusted and deflated which meant we were in the cockpit doing a fair amount of tweaking - we're sailing - right? What are we supposed to be doing? Sleeping? Watching movies??? Then the wind died to a trace and Doug fired up the engine to get us going again. We also needed to top up the batteries, so it wasn't really a problem.
For the first half hour the prop did a bit of grumbling - it hadn't been pushing the boat in almost three weeks, so no doubt there was some growth on it. Doug noticed that we seemed to be having a problem with our electrical system. He spent a few hours doing diagnostics and eliminating some obvious things, but will have to spend some time on it when we get to Honolulu. It won't effect the rest of our passage, thank goodness. Could be something to do with the alternator or the batteries...time will tell.
The wind really didn't pick up again until after noon and now we are broad reaching following 270 True at about 5.5 knots. An enormous north swell has picked up again, so it isn't a particularly smooth ride. Although it is sunny and warm, we can see towering cumulus building in the distance and we shall have to keep our eyes open for squalls tonight. The winds are predicted by NOAA to be 10 - 15 over the next two days, but could be higher. At any rate, all looks good for our arrival in Honolulu sometime Wednesday morning.
The stars last night were amazing again and this time I used my binoculars to check them out. It is astounding how many are out there and really makes you wonder if we aren't alone in the universe. I watched a film called "Jupiter Ascending" about this topic. In this fantasy, a super elite humanoid cartel seed planets with humans that they can "harvest" when their populations exceed the ability for the planet to sustain them. They render the biological material to make a special serum that allows the humanoids to live eternally. Well, there is more to the story, but it caught my attention as I was looking at those stars! Ha Ha
Two more sleeps.......
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