Position: 8* 41' N 119* 02' W 1060 nm down and 1640 nm to go.
20 kt winds and 12+ ft seas have been replaced with light winds and gentle seas - yea! Everything seems like slow motion today as Oso glides along at 7.5 kts in long gentle swells. Air and sea temps are around 83* day and night so we have entered the world of luxury cruising and turned on the A/C in the staterooms. Humidity is high and we are frequently visited by scattered showers.
Today will be a 'big day' for the Oso crew. We will get our every-other day weather briefing from our land based weather guru and we will set our clocks back another hr as we move west. Yes, we are easy to please and celebrate each little milestone. From PV to the Marquesas we cross 3 1/2 time zones. To make our adjustments easier (especially Bear's) we decided to change 1 hr every 4 days. That keeps watch schedules on track and minimizes the days Bear gets up before 5am. With this change, we will be GMT -8, or 3 hours behind CDT in Minneapolis.
Simple pleasures as we roll along.
Eric
