Days 13-15

Day 13 Thursday 6/19/08

Overcast, but less cloud cover; sun is trying to break through. Sailing on a beam reach.

Breakfast: Pancakes. Lunch: Shared beer and almonds. Dinner: Skillet cabbage, onion, corned beef.

Gorgeous sailing now. Beam reach with sails on starboard tack. Less than 1000 miles to go! Sea state calm, wind light, we are moving at about 4.5 knots. Clouds receded last night for about two hours to let us "ooh and aah" over a spectacular full moon. 

I washed my hair (today it was FU but not quite BAR) and we both took cool but tolerable solar showers in the cockpit.

Two msall birdie poops on the stern are evidence that we must have had a hitchhiker!

Day 14 Friday 6/20/08

Bright blue sky, warm temp. Clouds low on the horizon.

Breakfast: Cereal. Lunch: Last night's leftovers for Ken. Shared an apple and cheese and our last beer.

Dinner: PBJ on saltines with milk

74 degrees in the cabin. 101 miles noon to noon.

First day of bathing suits and sunblock. Kind of a bumpy ride today, but it is so pretty we don't care. Saw a squall behind us and breeze kicked up noticeably, so we shortened sail and got ready for some action. It fizzled out as it passed east of us, and it moved on south to die without any drama.

Day 15 - Saturday 6/21/08

Beautiful sunny day. Sea state a little sloppy. Sailing wing and wing again. 106 miles noon to noon.

Breakfast: Stove top biscuits, coffee. Lunch: Sardines, pickles, saltine crackers. Dinner: Pasta salad with tuna and capers and fresh grated parmesan cheese.

Bunch of birds today. Four white ones began circling the boat in the morning; I got nervous that one would hit the lure (we are still trolling - still no joy), so I reeled in the line. All four departed soon after, but one came back about 15 minutes later and spent 30 minutes checking us out.

In the evening a different kind of bird showed up and spent at least 15 minutes doing his best to land on top of the mast. The moving wind indicator up there made this a no-go, so he finally gave up and just sat down on the water.

Hot showers in the cockpit were very refreshing!