Half Way!!

Twelve days out, 1450 miles and we've made it half way. Pete had a good discussion with Don Anderson, a wonderful sailor out of CA who does weather for cruisers, and he has assured us that we are in a great spot. There is no bad weather coming our way, the trades are strong and the ITCZ is only 75 miles wide. We will keep going on our course of 240 degrees (SW) and when we run out of wind in the doldrums (ITCZ) we'll motor due south until we hit the trades on the south side. We figure that'll be in about 2 days. We're about 400 miles north of the equator so will probably cross that in a week or so unless we turn straight south sooner. We're still averaging 7 knots at present and are hoping that lasts.

We've taken the day off from school today, being Sunday. No one is feeling very well, so reading is low on the list. We'll try to do our usual bible stories before bed though tonight. Everyone has been quite quiet and lethargic today. The constant motion is taking it's toll on us. Peter V. is still quite sick and not eating, talking or moving much. He couldn't even eat his birthday cake yesterday. The kids spent all morning listening to headphones. Pete and I napped, since it was quite lumpy last night and we didn't sleep much. I plan spaghetti for dinner, I hope everyone can stomach it. It's an effort to at least keep everyone hydrated in this heat. Today it's about 90, but the bright sun is charging batteries so it's good.

-Kellie