Day 7

 Day 7 - July 9

Well, it was a rough night after midnight Olivia and Jeff had to deal with extremely shifty winds, a couple thunder-head clouds, and other stressful conditions. And we were very apprehensive as to the conditions we would experience on Sunday. The models were conflicting at best and discouraging at worst. But we kept our fingers crossed and trusted our best hunches and kept hunting down that front. 

We reached it and found some breeze, enough to stay with it and use what energy we could, and it just kept getting better. I felt so much gratitude all day long, and continue to feel blessed as night falls. Our heading is favorable, our speed is good. The boat is really rolling as the waves have built and we head pretty hard on the wind. But, at least we are heading in the right direction & under sail!

The highlight (besides finding wind after fearing we'd be stranded in the high pressure, with dwindling fuel reserves and 1500 miles to go) of the day was being visited by a pod of dolphins! What a joy that was to witness. We could hear them watch them interacting with each other and racing with our bows. So cool!!

Yesterday, I was impressed by the 75° water temp. It's only 72° today. I guess we exited some current I wasn't aware of and it is much cooler tonight. I've got quite a few layers on (including a beanie and wool socks, lol) and am quite comfy.