Last night was amazingly star filled. Dennis and Michele were able to identify Mars, Saturn, the Scorpion and a few other minor constellations. In the early morning, Joe thought he spotted an aircraft carrier on the horizon, only to realize it was the bright and beautiful Venus. There is an app for that and we all used the Ipad app Star Guide to find all sorts of fun stuff in the night sky. Our daytime held a solid 36 hours of steady consistent winds (we were able to reach 8.5 to 9 knots in 12 knots apparent breeze)but alas, the wind gods have retreated. We began motoring at 6:00 this evening. At least we were able to escape a number of big, nasty looking squalls because Tiki Blue handles sooooo nicely. The boys have renamed us; we are no longer squall chaser but now wind chasers. We haven't decided if we'll go above or below the high as of yet.
The crew wanted to pass on some personal greetings:
From Andy: Thank you to my whole family for this once in a lifetime trip. Only once? Boppa Loves you. Happy Birthday to Little Addisyn,just a little late. Sorry, but Boppa went wandering again..
From Dennis: Happy Birthday, Becky.
From Joe: I hope Haven and Terry are having a terrific couple of days. And a huge welcome home to Dana.
From Michele: Habibi, give Oliver and Matilda extra loving. Miss you much.
Until tomorrow,
The Pac Back crew
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