Rmarks of the day Sunday June 16

A great evening and night sail aboard Mahina Kai. we have worked our way through the gulf stream and hoping to catch a favorable current from a cold eddy south of the main current on our way to Bermuda. The night crew viewed the Milky Way and caught glimpse of an occasional shooting star and flying fish through the setting moon. We also rode the Gulf Stream bit with 4 kt. currents pushing us east, hoping the wins did not fail us. This marks the 1/2 mark of the Journey with almost 300 nautical miles below our keel and 360 nautical miles in front of our bow. The forecast are for light winds and heavy sun for the remaining of our travels. A great beach day, a sailboat would hope for just a little more wind, but we are not complaining. Today's weather would make you think we are sailing in Cape Cod Bay as oppose to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The only difference is the water temp and air temp are both in the 80s. I think the night watches with long johns are over, until the return trip.

The crew is well mostly rested and well fed, despite the fact that we have a random object rolling around the headliner in the forward cabin. It's the sailing version of Chinese water torture. I suspect there will be an unplanned crew maintenance activity to disassemble the head liner and find the errant object while we are in Bermuda to avoid the same situation on the way home.

For food each crew member brought a frozen casserole that can simply be popped into the oven for dinner. Even if the seas are rough we can still have a hot evening meal. Whichever casserole is on top in the freezer is what's for dinner.

We also have some nice treats from our Friend CA at Cygnet confections. These include the cookie of the day (the pictures of which will have to wait till we have a high bandwidth connection) and Fresh baked croissants. The night watch simply takes 6 Croissants out of the freezer to allow them to rise for 10 hours. The day crew brushes them with a beaten egg and pops them into the oven till they are golden brown. Yesterday we had plain croissants with Walldorf chicken salad. Today we will have ham and cheese croissants.

Our big event today is Sam's 50th Birthday party. What better place to celebrate your 50th Birthday but out in the middle of nowhere. We have ordered a flawless sunrise, and a spectacular sunset for todays activities. So far Mother Nature is cooperating.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM!!!!.