We're finishing another day on Tiki Blue, motoring in warm breeze, on calm seas, under a nearly full moon. We've all developed favorite constellations (There's an app for that!). Each of us will always know where to find Scorpio and where Saturn and Mars appear in relation to the moon as well as the name of that little star just to the right of Mars (Spica). It's somehow comforting to see them each evening.
Yes, we are still motoring. Based on reports from other Pac Cup return boats, we hope to find wind tomorrow. Today has been a banner day for spotting things. It was our busiest day for the garbage report. We successfully avoided a number of things (netting, rope) that would again debilitate the boat. Among the other usual debris, we saw several barnacle encrusted egg crates (likely from the Tsunami), and an intact plastic deck chair followed closely by a fully inflated exercise ball (perhaps a frustrated cruise ship exerciser?). However, on the plus side of spotting things, Dennis and Andy saw an early morning pod of whales. They thought it was perhaps a group of 10 or more spouting their way off our port beam. And, best of all, for the second time, eagle-eyes Michele spotted a Japanese glass ball! Two glass balls - yeah! The first one went to Michele and this one goes to Andy. We're keeping our eyes out for more.
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