March 25, 2014
Logbook – March 25, 2014 (Punta de Mita to Hiva Oa)
Passage Log Highlights
- 1225 D–>T main + genoa
- 2321 Port engine on 1700 rpm
Daily Notes
- Day 15
- Engine instead of generator to charge batteries
No Photos
Email to family and friends dated March 25, 2014
Subject: PPJ Day 15
When we were way back by Isla Socorro, and the boobies kept dive bombing our fishing lures, I made the comment that pretty soon there would be no birds and when we got close to the Marquesas and saw birds again they would be a welcome sight. I was dead wrong. There have birds with us the whole way! I wonder what they are doing way out here so far from land, but they don’t seem to care that I wonder. They are with us, our silent companions. Along with the flying fish and the occasional pod of dolphins. The flying fish are quite funny. They scatter to either side as Exodus plows through the water, looking like little mechanical drones that can’t quite seem to get into the air. And in the morning there are usually several unfortunate ones the became stranded on the deck during the flying frenzy. Tim uses them as bait.
There’s not much really to report from today. School, meals, naps, computer, heading checks, sail trims. Winds have been light, but the up side of that is the ride is more comfortable.
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At 3/25/2014 3:51 PM (utc) our position was 01°13.39’N 127°01.75’W
Gresham Family Exodus 