Fridays are Fridays are Fridays

I don't care much for time and for days when we are out on the ocean for
extended periods of time, but Fridays still carries a little magic ring
to it. We have been sailing for the last 24hrs, an amazing experience
after motoring for nearly two weeks. Keeping a close eye on the weather,
using computer programs to show us where the currents are, and somehow
eventually start reaping the benefits when both current and wind comes
together. We are not sailing fast yet, in two days time we should be
hooking into really good sailing weather. At the moment we have our twin
headsails up and sailing at a leisurely 5.5 kts but slowly building
speed.

A few fishing boats around at night, or rather easier to spot them at
night due to the bright lights and the loom they create on the horizon.
We tried some night fishing, tying a luminescent lure on but no luck.
Food on board is fine, but we are starting to run out of options. And
not smoking anymore, we eat quite a bit more. Interesting how we dealt
with the cravings and after three days, I think we are over it. Was not
easy, but we had no choice in the matter. Hope when we get to land again
we will remember how hard it was to quit and will think three times
before falling back into the habit again. We are also starting to work
out a bit more, doing exercises and getting back into shape, so all and
all many positive results from running out of tobacco. Our sense of
smell and taste is also returning, but our bodies will probably still
detoxify some. A slight headache was experienced but that is also over
now, drinking copious amounts of water to purify our bodies.

Our position at the moment is 07*24'S/107*35'W. We've sailed down to
07*39'S before we started coming up again as we were losing current.
This manouevre placed us in an excellent angle on the wind which is
straight from behind and we are now sailing due west. We are 1850nm from
Fatu Hiva where we may stop for a few hours to touch base again, and
2680nm from Tahiti. Still some distance to go, but we are getting there,
and hopefully will arrive there within the next three weeks. Really
depends on the wind, and as usual,only time will tell.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Captain Paul