Motoring in

Finally a warm, sunny day. Now I feel like we're gong to Hawaii! It just hasn't felt like it until today. The weather has been more Pacific Northwestern than tropical. We were so inspired by the weather, we broke out the cocoanut rum and pineapple juice. Yummy!

We passed the 3000 (nautical) mile threshold today. A milestone. Except for charging the batteries, it has all been under sail power. We have a few hundred miles remaining which should take us 45 hours or so. Mark prefers motoring those final miles rather than sailing for various reasons, but I think primarily because he wants to nail down our arrival time more accurately for a meeting with boarder control. I don't know that it matters much, but arriving a day later on a Sunday might complicate formalities. Avoiding complications is good. So is saving 45 gallons of fuel, but whatever.

Danny found a package of tortilla mix in the pantry, so it's burritos for dinner tonight. Now if we can just translate these directions from Spanish.

It will be good to replenish our food stores to save us from meals that demand... creativity. Oatmeal and canned salmon for dinner anyone?