Nothing to report

No real change compared to the previous day. All night, we had to fight
to keep a decent speed as the force of the wind was yoyoing between 5
and 18 knots. It paid off. For the last 24 hours we have covered 155
nautical miles and we are now true South of Isla Santa Maria oof the
Galapagos archipelago, a little more than 100 miles away. I am now
expecting to arrive in Fatu Hiva between August 20 and August 18.
We have suspended fishing as long as we have not eaten yet the 15 pounds
Mahi caught the day before yesterday. And the freezer is still full of
meat and fish bought at Harris Teeter in Norfolk before I left.
Last night there was lamb chops and green beans on the menu, with
chilean Cabernet Concha y Toro which is quite drinkable.
The skies are still overcast, but not as dark as they used to be. Some
of the clouds are actually white. I am hoping that by tomorrow we will
at last see the sun. After all, everybody told me that once you have
passed the Galapagos, you are truly in the South Pacific weather, with
blue sky, blue water and all that . . .
I am now expecting to arrive in Fatu Hiva between August 20 and August 18.