Current!!! I did not know that tide and current out here were this strong! I’m just happy that current is always going with us, or we’d be standing still! I’ll pretend I’m in a river!
3.2 kn boat speed and 4.0 kn tide…4.0 is a lot! Between waves and current, are we even sailing?
Gybing was a good idea as we are surfing waves and wind is setting us up for speed and good direction! And this time I’m not going back to Canada! We are pointing inbetween Christmas Island and Marquesses. I believe we can stay on this tack for 3 days and then tack to go south. But small shifts in the wind always keeps it interesting!
Goodmorning Day Eleven!
My night watch, 01.00-06.30, went by relatively quickly. I slept three hours. I need more! Sun is trying to come out through the cumulus clouds! It’s a brighter day! We’ve had some items fall from the sky; a bolt, washer and some stainless steel kind of a guard/ guide. Someone is throwing me spare parts! I guess I should investigate!
I’ve been thinking about my year plan! The cyclone season in French Polynesia begins September/October so I’ll be looking for a boat yard I can haul out the boat for some tender love and care. But that’s after I fly on a vacation for three months. I’ll divide up my time between England, Sweden and Norway to see family and “old” friends!! Rumour has it, there is a 40 year “class reunion” brewing in early fall. I’ve missed all of the ones in the past and am hellbent on making this one! It’s time to actually have conversations face to face instead of messaging all these years! After my mini vacation I’ll fly back and tend to Sarantium and make connections in Tahiti! Cyclone season is over at the end April and I’d like to be back in the water to explore the beautiful island I’ve only ever seen in magazines!
Coffee is percolating. Tea water is hot. I need to feed the Scoby! I started growing it from a store bought Kombucha in San Diego and now it looks like I could open a brewery!
At 10.00: N12.*16.832 W122*19.424 COG: 241* SOG: 5.5kn
Out!
Sailaway Sarantium 
I love reading your posts everyday. I will say that I feel tired after reading. Your lack of sleep is alarming!
I have questions! Does the tide go one way for 12 hours and then the other 12 for the other 12 and so do you end up just staying in the same place?
When will you be in UK and Europe? Was that always the plan?
When will you be at the equator and when will you be in Marqueses? and how long will you be in Marqueses?
What do your sails look like when you have furl or reef? are you doing that from the cockpit?
Are you eating fish? or just getting slapped around by them?
When you cook soup and can barely stand, doesn’t the soup go splashing everywhere?
How are you??? I mean, really how are you?
The crossing seems like a lot!! I feel like you could just hang out in FP for years without doing another crossing anytime soon!??
When are you coming here again?
Looking forward to a Facetime chat and a glass of wine.
But I have those questions and you have some time maybe to answer??
Sarah moves on Sunday and travels to Annika on Wed and then to Brennan and she starts May 12 her new job. You can find her organization on IG…RISE legal clinic…they post cool stuff
Love that Annika is finally in her house. Sarah is excited!
Take care, Answer my questions hahahah,
K
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Helllooo, I will call you! Too many questions!!!
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“Someone is throwing me spare parts! I guess I should investigate!” – 😂😅 So funny. Hope you find the source!
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Yep, everyone needs a vacation AWAY from Tahiti….😉
Sweden, Norway and England are safe places for holiday weather 😅🌧️☔️
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Haha!!! I have to keep myself real!
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