Distance sailed in last 25 hours: 132 nm
Distance to Honokohau, Hawaii: 328 nm
Latitude: 18 15.486 N
Longitude: 151 03.926 W
COG: 255M
SOG: 3.0 kts under sail
Wind: 5 kts E
Seas: 1 ft E swell, no significant wind waves
Weather: 30% Cloud Cover
Barometric Pressure: 1013.5, steady
Sea Temperature: 78 F
Slow progress continues in very light wind.
Now that we're on the Hawaii side of Longitude 150 W, we've moved our clocks back for the last time to -1000, Hawaii Standard Time (HST). This will be our last time change until we leave the islands, and we're still not in a place that observes Daylight Savings Time!
Things continue much the same aboard Samadhi. The wind has continued to be light throughout yesterday and last night. Early this morning the wind nearly stopped altogether. We are currently back to floating on glassy seas as we were earlier in our voyage. There's a certain existential symmetry in this, but right now we're having trouble finding detached appreciation for such things. Sailing downwind with such a light breeze sometimes leads to a tremendous racket from the mainsail slatting. It is not necessarily a tranquil existence.
Kathy and Pat checked in from the big island shortly after lunch. They scouted out Honokohau Harbor and the available space for us. Assuming no one else shows up in the next couple of days, it looks like we'll have a secure place to berth Samadhi while we have fun exploring the island.
Much to our delight and not a little amazement, we still have plenty of fresh food aboard Samadhi. The fresh from the farm produce we were able to procure with the help of our Tico friends combined with our efficient refrigeration systems has kept us in fresh fruit and veggies for the entire voyage. Just yesterday, we were eating fresh eggplant, broccoli, carrots, and peppers. This is about as good as we could have hoped for, especially considering that this is our first extended passage. We're quite pleased.
Considering all this abundance, we've been doing our best to be "gourmands" so that we can consume as much of the things that may be confiscated upon our arrival as possible. Yesterday, we decided we needed something sweet to complement all the savory creations. Not only that, but we had some extra homemade bread that was beyond the sandwich phase. Phillip solved the problem with a bread pudding, complete with Southern whiskey sauce. It was delicious! Then, not to be outdone, Alexander baked up some more shortbread cookies with a little guidance from Kelly. The cookies weren't cool in time for a tasting yesterday, but we're all looking forward to snack time.
We picked up a ship on the AIS at over 20 miles. This was the confirmation we have been looking for to prove our AIS antenna issues have been solved. We are very happy that we don't need to climb into the lazarette and solder any more coax connectors!
Nicholas is now on the last lesson of his Calvert school year, and Alexander isn't far behind. Nicholas is hoping to finish up his testing before our arrival. If the winds continue so light and variable, it may happen yet. The boys are very much looking forward to a summer without lessons.
Based on our progress of the last couple of days, we're probably looking at two to three more days underway. We're very much looking forward to, as Kathy puts it, kissing the land, but we're content to bide our time and let the wind and the ocean decide when that will be -- at least until we're within motoring range!
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