S04 20 W163 11
The wind has been from almost every direction, and in turn we have pointed every direction, in the last 24 hours. Being on port tack for most of the night was disorienting when traversing the healing cabin, since we've been on starboard for 4 days. We're traveled up and heading as high as as we can, but have had a shorter and shorter day's run every day since we left. The last 24 hours we went a mere 112nm across the chart in the right direction.
There's bread in the oven, though, and Dan's playing guitar while MJ is reading and Colin is practicing his Spanish with Liz. Tiredness pervades but laughter still rings. Right now we're moving 5-knots in 8-knots of NE breeze on a course of 350-degrees T (course to Fanning is 026-degrees). MJ says "Happy Birthday Dink!"
ETA Fanning: July 24
Update 1600 local: The wind clocked to east and picked up to 12-knots, so we're on course and moving 7-knots. We should cross the equator sometime tomorrow night.
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