Last nights sunset over glassy waters was beautiful.

So the wind never really came back enough to sail for very long, we tried a couple of times but wind was just not there. Settled into running one engine just above idle to keep forward progress and the autopilot able to steer the boat. Seas were so calm and flat, we both slept like rocks on our off shifts. Christine even let me have an extra hour to catch up.

WIth hopes of wind returning in the forecast and emails from Texas watching our progress, time for some bacon. Bacon always starts a day our right!

Well, winds didn’t get the message to rise and shine early. Was just before lunch when they started to fill in. It is always great after a ‘calming’ and the winds are coming back. The sea is flat, the wind is filling in. It’s like sailing on a lake, the waves haven’t had time to build with the wind yet, and so you get nice wind and no choppy seas.

We started the day with with an engine running making under 5 knots, we are ending the day with a now reefed main doing 8-9 knots and bouncing over the waves that have built through out the day. Not nearly as comfortable as motoring in the calm, but we are knocking off the miles.

Chicken Tuscany with a nice wine was for dinner, minus the wine. This is passage and gotta stay ready for whatever curve balls are thrown at you!

1100 miles to Fiji, if the winds keep up we will break the magical 1000 mile barrier tomorrow and be heading for the 1/2 mark in a day or two.

WInds are 18kn from the South East, seas are 1.5-2M (5-6 feet) and the boat is moving along at 7-8 knots with one reef in the main.

All well on board.

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