25 Degrees, 46 Minutes North 113 Degrees, 44 Minutes West

First off, Ann asked me to send her love to all her family on this special anniversary.

Today was one of those days you wish you could have all the time, but conditions and time constraints usually make it impossible. The water is blue, the sky is blue and the wind is blowing from behind us at about 10 knots, making it possible to actually sail directly where we want to go. We have been sailing now for 33 hours straight. All day today, it’s been wing and wing with the big genoa out on the pole. Other than some housekeeping and running the watermaker, we really have just been soaking up the warm sun and enjoying the peace, quiet and beauty that we’re so lucky to be experiencing. At this point, we look like we might get into Bahia Santa Maria tomorrow night given that we still have some 100 or so miles to go and our speed is about 4.5 knots. In the modern age, that sounds funny to say it’s going to take more than a day to cover 100 miles. Makes you appreciate every one of them.

Our birdy friend unfortunately expired sometime in the night. I guess he was more exhausted than we thought. Elan and Danna gave him a burial at sea a little after sunrise when they checked in on him and realized he had passed away during the night sometime. I’m glad we offered up a little sanctuary and some comfort for him to rest before dying.

No fishing today. We still have lots of Mahi and we’re going to make some fried potatoes with sautéed peppers to go with it. Good thing we didn’t fish because Elan took another sun shower on the foredeck and who knows what giant sea creature THAT might have tempted this time.

By the way, some folks want to see more pictures. We’ll do our best to upload them when we’re in Cabo. These messages are sent via shortwave radio email directly to the blog where they are automatically uploaded. Nice and convenient, but not enough bandwidth to add more than just text. So for now, that’s what you’re stuck with.

Love to everyone.