Tuesday

We broke into the 500 mile range this morning. The miles keep rolling under us.
Get this. The ocean under me right now is 5897 METERS deep. METERS!!!
We had fried rice yesterday. Very tasty. Rice with ham, eggs, carrots, peas, chorizo, and some other stuff Brian threw in there. Today we are going to have egg burritos. My Ben would have loved that. For dinner I'm not sure what we are going to have. Pasta? Pesto?
The wind has been steady. Truly I now know what the trade winds are all about. The waves are still....here. Grrrr. We reefed down last night when the wind started to punch into the high 20s. Made for a better ride and the autopilot didn't have to work as hard. Made 163 miles yesterday. Getting spoiled now. I want 180. Oh well. It is a passage not a race.
Had some sun yesterday aqnd learned how to do Turk's heads with bits of string. I am making a bell knocker. Michael has a bunch of string and instructions on decorative knot making. Fun stuff.
We are all having fun and realize what a great thing this is. Nevertheless, we are ready for Hawaii. We are salivating over walking without holding onto something. Just walking. That and egg rolls, cheeseburgers and ICE!
Meanwhile, we'll keep the metal to the petal and the thing to the floor. (We are going to watch Smoky and the Bandit tonight I think)



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