Wow, best birthday ever! Duane gave me an extra hour of sleep this morning, then woke me up with super coffee. Just as the dawn was breaking we had 2 pods of dolphin’s escort the boat for a spell, frolicing off into the horizon. Bryson continued the spoiling with an amazing breakfast of crispy bacon and eggs. AND the wind came up just enough for us to sail at 4 knots to enjoy it in peace and quiet.
Around lunch time the wind totally died, so we decide we’d celebrate with a mid-passage swim. How blue is the ocean? So blue that the sky and sea come together as one. How deep is the ocean? Too deep to contemplate it, its too scary. After much jumping, diving and general merriment, we got underway again. I spent the afternoon reading in Ryan’s hammock suspended under the spinnaker boom. Right now Arwen is chefing up some spaghetti squash and there is a roast on the bbq. Like I said, best birthday ever. Hugh