20.42 N
139.18 W
Distance travelled: 121 NM - 1062 to go! Two thirds of the way there!
Another beautiful 24 hours! We were able to stay on a beam reach, starboard tack, for the whole period, averaging 5 knots under full sail. The deep blue seas - now 24 degrees - are comfortable, with only an occasional swell making us slither around. There was little moon in the night and a lot of cloud cover, but today the sun is shining again and it is quite warm - almost 30 degrees in the cabin. We are currently in 10 - 12 knots, but the winds are supposed to pick up to 20 over the next couple days. It is beginning to look like we will arrive in Honolulu late next week - hopefully before the 18th. All is well aboard.
We ran the engine today for 1.5 hours to top up our batteries. The electrical system continues to do well and we use our electronics at will. The fridge hums happily. The beer is cold.
We had a gorgeous sunset last night as we ate our "imitation" pot roast dinner. Afterward Doug checked into the PacSeaNet and afterward we talked to our friends Jan and Joanneke, from Witte Raaf, over the SSB radio. It was wonderful to hear our friends' voices.
In the evening light I enjoyed watching the flying fish skimming along the crests of the waves, their silver bodies glittering in the dying light. They are amazing creatures and look a little like kite boards, their long fins like twin dagger boards - steadying them on the surface.
I spent another meditative morning in the cockpit, random thoughts of our next passage, exploring the Alaska coast and returning to our home in Comox, filtering through my mind. All going well, two months from now we will be anticipating our arrival in Sitka, Alaska! It certainly won't be as warm a passage as this one! What will it be like to live in our own house again after more than three years aboard Ka'sala, in the van and house sitting? I wonder. I imagine. A new chapter.
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