Day 6 - Ocean to Marquises

We ran the generator all of last night in order to run the air conditioning so we could all get decent rest in our off shift times. Running the generator costs 1 gallon of fuel per hour and we really have to be stingy with the fuel as we want to make our destination with at least 10% reserve - this is saved incase of very adverse conditions that we may have to drive out of our charted way to avoid. We are nearing our 1000 mile marker, quite exciting, only 1730 miles to go! It was pretty lumpy last night and into this morning. I am afraid that our first few steps on solid ground are going to land us on our noses as we try to compensate for wave movement that won't be there. The conditions have calmed down some now at 5:00 pm. We are at 9.58.952 N and 117.36.528 W, winds are 5 knots, down from 21.8 earlier and the sea is a 2 ft chop on a moderate swell, the temp has shot up to 30 degrees and the humidity has to be 100%, everything is sticky. I have my own "Hot Yoga Studio" just plug in my DVD and go. Tough to balance though (doing yoga). We have had a number of squalls today (quick little rain showers). Our hi-light today was coming along side Oso Blanco to take pictures as we both wallowed in the heavy waters. These boats are amazing. All of us are well and happy, counting the small things as big achievements.

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