Over Half Way: David's Perspective

We have gone 400 miles with a little under 300 to go and our GPS position is as follows: 14 degrees 13.8 minutes south, 158 degrees 18.2 minutes west. We have about 15-20 knts of wind out of the east/north east with a mixed swell out of the east. It's pretty rolly with a side swell out of the south, so we are running with only our main sail to try to smooth it out a bit. It's not working very well. 


We are hunkered down in the cockpit reading our books under the shade of our solar panels right now. It's not too bad down below except when one of those side swells hits, and you get thrown to the other side of the boat if you aren't holding on to something tightly. When you are off watch during the night, you have to sleep on your back with your arms out to the side so you won't roll off the bed or into the side of the bed. Every so often it still wakes you up, and before you know what has happened, you wonder why your loving mate just kicked you out of bed? But it doesn't take long to figure out what has happened, so you pick yourself up and try to pass out again before those precious 3 hours are over again, and it's your time to go topside and mind the farm.  Love to all, and we will be in touch, David