Glow in the Dark - May 1
Solis log: 30 48'29N 167 59'23W
Yesterday was the slowest day yet (except for the day we got blown backwards because of the storm). At least it started blowing about 6AM this morning, so we covered about 60 miles yesterday. But from 6AM this morning we're plugging along at about 5to 6 knots again. Not record breaking speed, but the equivalent of pinning your speedometer at 55 on the freeway (while driving a Mercedes) if you were driving a car.
Yesterday was so still we leaned over the side and looked into the water at all the life. There is actually so much life down there. When the ocean is that still you can see that the surface is covered with something that looks like hair. Literally!There are little tiny strands everywhere. I think they are single strand life forms. They almost look like tiny little tentacles of jellyfish or something. Down deeper are little blue things that illuminate in the light. We could not figure out what they were.
Last night it was so still we sat on the deck and watched the sunset. After dark it was so still we sat and talked on deck. It was wonderful. We would shine our flashlights down and we could see that something was glowing in the dark. I think it was the little blue flakes that we saw. So we shine our light, then everything glows for about 5 seconds.
When we left, we were warned that men on the same boat start stabbing each other to solve problems after 10 days of being at sea. We joked and said we're lucky we're family so we'll probably just punch each other instead of stabbing. We're doing pretty good. Of course the family differences come out at times, but we're having a great time.
Yesterday was the slowest day yet (except for the day we got blown backwards because of the storm). At least it started blowing about 6AM this morning, so we covered about 60 miles yesterday. But from 6AM this morning we're plugging along at about 5to 6 knots again. Not record breaking speed, but the equivalent of pinning your speedometer at 55 on the freeway (while driving a Mercedes) if you were driving a car.
Yesterday was so still we leaned over the side and looked into the water at all the life. There is actually so much life down there. When the ocean is that still you can see that the surface is covered with something that looks like hair. Literally!There are little tiny strands everywhere. I think they are single strand life forms. They almost look like tiny little tentacles of jellyfish or something. Down deeper are little blue things that illuminate in the light. We could not figure out what they were.
Last night it was so still we sat on the deck and watched the sunset. After dark it was so still we sat and talked on deck. It was wonderful. We would shine our flashlights down and we could see that something was glowing in the dark. I think it was the little blue flakes that we saw. So we shine our light, then everything glows for about 5 seconds.
When we left, we were warned that men on the same boat start stabbing each other to solve problems after 10 days of being at sea. We joked and said we're lucky we're family so we'll probably just punch each other instead of stabbing. We're doing pretty good. Of course the family differences come out at times, but we're having a great time.
Comments
I've been following your blog here in Tokyo and really enjoying your posts. I can really get a good mental image of what you guys are going through. Really amazing! Hope you pick up speed and have a good final stretch to Hawaii! Please give my regards to your Dad and brother.
Steve Karnas
Hey, I hope you and the King and Dad aren't dukin' it out! That reminds me, remember when you were little and you'd put all your "Adventure People" aka "guys" in that pontoon boat and everyy now and then they'd cry Mutiny or Battle! You were preparring even then.
That should ring a bell with many of the readers.
tee-hee
May 7 th is looking awfully good!!!
Go team Solis!!!
Looks like you are near the northwest Pacific Ridge. If the water temp is above 65 deg F you should start trolling again. Two troll lines would be best. If you troll those lures I gave you in cold water the only thing you will catch is birds which is not a bad thing as they are very good eating. I think you will arrive on May 15th.
Barrracuda
No stabbing allowed please.
love, marina
Gene
They're planning on docking at Nawiliwili Harbor, Lihue, Kauai
"That is a question very subject to which CG unit we're specifically asking about. Our large vessels go well beyond our Exclusive Economic Zone and into high seas. Our smaller vessels hug the coastal areas. The Captain of the Port of Honolulu has Law Enforcement jurisdiction on non-US vessels at 12 miles and closer, but has jurisdiction over US vessels anywhere in the high seas. We can "monitor" commercial vessels through radar tracking up to about 500 miles out, but for small non-commercial vessels, we can only monitor them within 50 or 100 miles, depending on THEIR VHF radio capability. We have satellite phones, so if the mariner also has a sat phone, we can communicate with them anywhere satellite waves can reach."