last night at sea for a while

N19 17 W157 37
local 2000

We are 120nm south of Oahu, motoring in light wind and residual swell.

Colin and MJ caught us another beautiful dorado today, which MJ cooked us up for an early dinner tonight. After the rough weather it was nice to have a more mellow afternoon, and to know that we have only one more night of standing watches and spotty sleep before we are tied to a dock.

We heard the USCG broadcasting on the VHF radio earlier for the first time since we left California, a sure sign we are getting close to civilization. I'm charging our cell phone now and wondering if the battery will work tomorrow after sitting in a drawer for 10 months.

Everyone is excited to sight Hawaii in the morning and to make our approach into Honolulu. ETA: 1500.