35.48 N
145.53 W
47 NM to the good - 1350 to Sitka
We have decided to take a vacation from sailing and have spent 1/2 of the last 24 hours gently bobbing, without the engine on, in calm waters with very little wind. It's been kind of nice. During daylight hours the sun has been bright and warm and, at night, it has been so still that we have both slept soundly. There is a large high growing to the west of us and we expect to see some wind in the near future. If it works to our favour, we could be sailing northwest (I know it is not in the right direction) for a while then, as the high passes over us, picking up the favourable winds on its western side. (As you know, these highs rotate in a clockwise direction.) However, we have learned from the last week, that we can really only make our course plans one day at a time.
It was so calm this afternoon that we emptied the three jerry cans of diesel we carry on deck into our fuel tanks. We still have at least 96 hours of fuel left to consume, but if we use it, we want to use it wisely. Based on our progress, we could be at least another 2 weeks from Sitka. We still have plenty of water and food and we are in good spirits - well rested as a result of the calm conditions.
Over the last couple days we have seen several ships on our AIS and in the distance. The cargo ship that passed behind us yesterday was almost 15 miles away and we could see it - which gives you an indication for how big the ship was and how far we can see.
We've been enjoying as much time in the cockpit as possible, knowing these days will soon come to a close. We are beginning to feel the air is cooler and the sea temperature has dropped to 19 degrees. We are beginning to think more and more of the Pacific Northwest.
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