July 17, 2008 Day 6

Black Feathers
7:00 p.m.
Lat/Long: 33 29 No 128 04 W
Distance to Finish" 1793
Course: 255
Speed: 5.6 knots average
7/17/08

From 7:00 a.m this morning until 7:00 p.m. this evening, Robert did 140 miles...he's making up for lost time.
Yes, he knows about Hurricane Elida...and from what we are hearing, it is coming off the tip of Baja, will have winds of up to 100 miles per hour as it heads toward Hawaii (much further south than Robert is presently) and he's heading west! It is slated to hit Hawaii on Saturday and be down to 39 mph by then. WHEW!!! BUT we will keep an eye on it.

Have a great evening. Robert is doing well...he sounds rested and his comfortable...staying warm and dry...spends most of his time inside and let's the Monitor do the work. He's seeing lots of sealife at this point and the glowing colors in the sea at night...it's been overcast at times, but he hasn't had the rain the others have encountered. He's eating "good" which means he's not eating as good as he would be if I were there to nag him.

 

Black Feathers
7:00 a.m. position
Lat/Long: 34 07 N 126 55 W
Distance to Finish: 1918 miles
Course: 232
Speed: 5.6
7/17/08

Robert had a blustery night, BUT in the RIGHT DIRECTION! He's in good spirits and making good progress. He did 60 miles in 12 hours.

I told him I was going for my walk this morning while it's cool. He said he wanted to go with me. We will walk in KAUAI!!!!