A bit under 800 miles to go to Hawaii (not counting our eastward jog)
Just a quick note that we said our final goodbye/see you later to the folks in Fanning and sailed out yesterday morning about 10 AM. Timed it on a slack tide to get out of the lagoon through the narrow channel (a bit nervewracking). All went well, and the winds have been southeast - perfect for our sail back to Hawaii. But i've been seasick so far, and it's rough being back on the ocean. There are some bigger swells and we're heeled over quite a bit making everything challenging. One day out and Tim's already been mr. fixit -- our starboard jib winch is not working right, but luckily, we should be on the other tack the whole way, so won't need it! And our bathroom hatch is leaking -- with all the waves over the bow it was pretty wet until Tim made some temporary repairs.
I'm checking in on the pacific seafarer's net, so our position should be posted daily on their website. We're heading for Honokahau Harbor on the Big Island and hoping to get a slip there. If all goes well we should be about 8 more days to get there.
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