5:00 P.M. EST: N 2 degrees 48.0 seconds W 84 degrees
\n57.seconds1 Course direction 230 magnetic, speed 6.5 knots<\/p>\n
We are now well into day 4 of our trip to the Galapagos. Had a
\nwindless night and had to motor. It was as smooth as glass on
\nthe ocean. Saw the Southern Cross constellation. This morning
\nthe breeze picked up and we have been sailing all day. It is
\nvery nice. We are not doing much – lots of napping as the heat
\nmakes you very tired – plus the odd sleeping schedules. We all
\nlike the watch schedule we are keeping with three 4 hour watches
\nbetween the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. and 4 three hour watches
\nthe rest of the day. Everyone gets a chance to experience
\nkeeping watch at different times of the day that way. Last
\nnight I had the 3:00 a.m. to 6: a.m. shift. It was really hard
\nto stay awake. We have only seen one boat in the past 3 days-
\nit was a huge tanker that passed us about 5:00 P.M. last
\nevening. Kind of shocking to see it there after so many miles
\nof completely empty ocean. This morning there was a good size
\nsquid on the deck. I didn’t know they could fly up to the deck
\nof a boat. Maybe it was dropped there by one of the 3 birds
\nthat was circling our boat last night. In any event the little
\nbugger kind of made a purple gooey stain on the deck. Yuck.<\/p>\n
Keep watching our blog to see when we reach the equator….. we
\nare only 2 degrees north of there right now!
\nL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
5:00 P.M. EST: N 2 degrees 48.0 seconds W 84 degrees 57.seconds1 Course direction 230 magnetic, speed 6.5 knots We are now well into day 4 of our trip to the Galapagos. Had a windless night and had to motor. It was as smooth as glass on the ocean. Saw the Southern Cross constellation. This … <\/p>\n