orca location 05*46.70' N 130* 42.66'W

we are getting close to the equator!! right now we are motor sailing and have been for the last 36 hrs. We are in the ITCZ and are wanting to get through to avoid as many squalls as possible. the wind is about 3-5 kts and we have had only one bit of rain and missed a big squall - we were tracking it on the radar and kept it to our port . good for us!! we now have another boat " Shilling" just 15 miles away . they are from the UK and have 30,000 offshore miles under them, we have been talking
on the VHF. and as of this morning we are back in VHF range with the Dorothy Marie!! yeah!!

The only bummer part about having the engine run so long is that it heats up the boat, and it is already hot out!! Emma and Maya have been listening to the audio book collection "Narnia" they look so cute sitting side by side plugged into the same disc man. Kyle has been reading and building more Dungeon and Dragons stuff..... watch out Lincoln and Grant! not much else to say, just plugging along. my list of net check in's has gotten smaller as the boats arrive in the Marquases . We are now the
head of the pack as the next two boats should be hitting port in a day or so.

Trivia Question : what does ITCZ stand for?

Dionne and her crew of Orca III