O'ahu is this big glow on and above the horizon. A little like a winter dawn.
. The wind that funnels through the Alanuihaha channel between Maui and the big island finally dissipated and we are in another light wind zone waiting to see what happens when we line up with the Kaiwi channel on the east side of O'ahu. Apparently there is an usual weather system on the N side of the island and we just don't know how that's going to play on this side.
We are running a single engine and the mainsail at the moment, making just over 6 kt. It looks like we might get in a little early, in which case we will go to a nearby anchorage that we are familiar with and clean up a bit before we go in.
There has been One vessel that we've had visual (but not radar) contact with tonight. I'm sure there will be a few more as we approach Pearl Harbor. But there just isn't much traffic that comes up from the South. Throughout those years I spe nt observing the southern horizon from the barefoot bungalow in Ewa beach, It was always noteworthy when something came in from the South, it's that uncommon.
We've come a long way. Over 2500 nautical miles of blue water sailing. It's been a heck of an experience and I'm proud of all of us and this vessel.
I'm grateful to have had excellent crew mates and companions. Trust worthy, competent, kind, among many other fine qualties.
I'm grateful and humbled to experience and internalize another perspective of living on Earth.
Love and Light
~e.
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