password] Bri44angel
[position] 36 5.638N 162 00.450W
[speed] 4.8 kts
[heading] 320T
[weather] Winds NNE 15-17 kts; seas NNE 2m; 80% cloud cover; bar 1026.52, falling.
[status] Plans do change - sometimes they are written in the sand on the beach, but out here they are written in the foam of the last wave! We did not tack yesterday, but instead continued on our WNW course, after looking at the latest 72 hour Pacific surface analysis and seeing that monster low that is between us and Cape Flattery is actually forecast to not further south than originally forecast, but now looks to be headed back west - which would have been directly toward us had we tacked. As it is, we now are moving north and away from it and enjoying (?) an extended tour of the central north Pacific; wouldn't recommend it - looks just about like everywhere else, except even the garbage and the birds (and until Linda came on watch - even the sun) seem to have abandoned this patch of the Pacific! Oh well, we will get home eventually, and in the meantime we enjoy each other's company, we have plenty of food and water, and so far - as of our tenth day out - we only burned about 6 of our 190 gallons of fuel! The continuing exasperation with this prolonged passage notwithstanding, "All is well on board!" Thanks for following us on YIT!
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