good morning...from the ocean

Good Morning everyone,

As of 1607 utc we are at 14*46'N 112*26'W 220*T sailing at 6.2 kts. The sky is actually cloudy , such a rare thing to see.

Life is good out here. We have had a nice and easy sail so far. Apparently, we shouldn't be sailing here but motoring. I think Uncle Bill is blowing us some wind to help save our fuel.
Everyone is settling in to routines of their own, and also the watches. Last night was one of our better ones. We had a light on out in the cockpit and that sure helped in keeping watchers awake! We had a gorgeous moon, looked like an orange slice- all orange and cresent shaped. the water here is so blue!! I took a picture, but just doesn't do it justice. Tons and Tons of stars! It's amazing how many there are , even saw the southern cross.

We are still sailing with The Dorothy Marie, and had a little sailors competition last night, and caught right up with them. Steve had us trimmed so well that we almost pasted them. They are a faster boat in light winds.... so it made for some fun. Sure like having another boat out with us. We talk on the VHF radio 4-5 times a day. They are great people and we really enjoy their company. Glen is the sax player, Sally a kindergarden teacher.

The kids are getting so good at talking on both the ham and vhf radios. They have their own check in (HAM) with another boat with a kid on board ( Tin Soldier) so they still have kid contact out in the ocean.
Have not been lucky with the fishing the last 2 days, hoping today is the day...... nothing out of the freezer, so we had better catch one if we don't want soup..

until tomorrow, this Orca III sailing on....................