crossing the equator

The Tremblay troup of Orca III left March 24 to sail the big blue sea,
We stopped at Sacorro for a couple of days , loved watching the whales and manta rays play.
Three weeks later, we crossed the equator......
April 14th is the big day, made even better, cause true to the letter it is my mom's birthday!
The stars and the moon were a treat late at night, and us finding the Southern Cross was sure a delight!
We struggled through no wind, light wind and rocky rolly seas, - that's when we discovered "TOMATO THERAPY'!
A rip and a tear... the spinnaker no longer there! taken by King Neptune , we gladly set free....
Anything to keep us in fairly calm seas.
Buddie boating most of the way with "The Dorothy Marie", they soon sailed past us and far out to sea.
Keeping in touch via the net, the ham radio and VHF are the best entertainment yet!!
And now once again close at hand , our buddies, Dorothy Marie, Shilling , Tillicum and the rest of the clan!
As we approach the last leg of our trip, we realize we had only one day of rain falls and drip.
HOw lucky we were able to stay...
away from the squalls day after day!
The boat she was wonderful, the autopilot the best - unfortunately the watermaker gave us the test...
The water tastes yucky! and we hope to find,
Some way to fix it to ease Dionne's mind!
The Crew is in great spirits as we understand... that only a few days to a week before we hit land!!
And now as we come to the end I must confess.. This EXPERIENCE for us has been quite the test!!
Emotions ran high, good days and bad - but we've all come through this without going stark raving mad!
We thank you all for being a part of our days.....
Your spirit being with us in many many ways!!

Love Dionne, Steve, Kyle,Maya and our Emma