West Coast and Beyond

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Final 100 miles to Hilo

25.04.2011

Happy Easter!

 

As this blog is written, TouchRain is in the home stretch.

 

Yes, we are all very excited about being on the final miles towards Hawaii.  Beginning two days ago-small birds were commonly visible fishing in the waves.  TouchRain also seems overly anxious to get there and I had to wake Michael multiple times on my night watches last night to make sail adjustments.  Careening along at over 8 knots in the middle of the night simply doesn’t seem prudent.  At this point (it’s around 8:25 a.m. here) we are still going 6.5 knots with a faint handkerchief of a genoa.

Michael will be glad of another two pairs of hands for foredeck work on our leg from Hawaii to Alaska later in June.

Our chart plotter alternates between 20 and 30 hours ETA times, depending on angle and speed.  Which would either get us there in the wee morning hours (which I vote for)-or having to hove to waiting for daylight.

We have a vet lined up to examine Jordy when we arrive and have already provided our documentation information to the customer officer in Hilo.  I only hope the official check in portion of the rabies free exam performed by the State of Hawaii doesn’t cause her to be unable to leave the boat for a while after we arrive.  She deserves to go to land-poor girl.

Starting later today we will begin to jettison all fresh veggies/fruit and meat prior to going into Harbor.  Luckily I don’t seem to have overstocked. We do, however, have extra meat on board primarily due to the size of the Mahi Mahi we caught.  We have now have 3 dinners—quite enough I think.  The last one was curry and was delicious.  We plan to use the last of our chicken and potatoes for a chicken and french fry Easter dinner.

I suspect it will be easier to write a fuller debrief of our voyage once Hilo is achieved.  It’s not necessary to be tremendously superstitious to understand the downfalls of counting your chickens before they are hatched!

 

Till Then—

 

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Kommentare

markn12

markn12 27.04.2011 um 17:39

I don’t know much about sailing, but I would like to learn more. I just finished reading a book called Unsinkable, about a 16-year old girl who attempted a solo circumnavigation and was shipwrecked in the Indian Ocean. Here’s a link to the Amazon page: http://dld.bz/VXHn. Best wishes on your trip!

stefanie

stefanie 30.04.2011 um 04:36

Hello Jan, Michael and Jordy! I finally found your blog address ( sheesh- in my purse of all places!) Anyhoo sounds like you are having a marvelous time on your adventure. So very jealous of all the time you have to just.. be! ( I doubt I’d ever be a good candidate for long term open water sailing.. my heart pounds and palms get sweaty thinking of it, I am very earth bound) All is well here on 40th ave. Your horses are grazing, the grass keeps growing and we are all very sick of the rain and cold temperatures! We are trying to make vacation time in Hawaii ourselves.. tho we will opt for the 6 hour fly over. 8 weeks of school and counting. I am glad to see you on your blog! Take Care – continue to enjoy your journey!

Best,

Stef, Chester and kids

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