https://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/SV-Terikah/ Here’s the link to our Predict Wind tracking page that will update our location as we travel.
This morning, continued on our same course, making great progress with winds 15 and 1.5 knots current. In the afternoon, winds decreased, sailing with our Code 0 and Main, still able to maintain speed above 5 knots with Equatorial Current our friend. Seas calming, ahhh…feels lovely as we slowly move along. Emil cleaned the barnacles…
We have started to see some random flotsam in the water, a plastic bottle here or there, not much thankfully. Yesterday, I saw it – the glass fishing ball I’ve been seeking…wait, no, that’s not a glass ball, it’s a ship in a bottle…nope, look closer, it’s a massive…lightbulb?! Must have come off one of…
Morning deck count: 3 flying fish and 1 squid. Continued our progress south, steady winds 14-18 knots. Our day went by with reading, watch shifts, naps, read alouds, weather checking, cloud watching, cooking, doing dishes, visiting. People have asked me how it “feels” to be out here. Today I am ready for land…just a moment…