Las Perlas - not so cool

For the last three days the water temperature has been rising, all the way from 69F to 80F! Now the turquoise water has returned, the air temperature has also risen, and the first half of today was uncomfortably humid at about 76%. I can only guess that the Humboldt current that travels from the Southern Ocean to the equator up the west coast of South America must meander in and out of the Gulf of Panama and during our first four days here the current was "in".

Fay also had strep throat for the last five days so we've been moving a little slowly. She's now feeling much better and we're planning to depart for the Galapagos tomorrow morning. The forecasted winds, when there is any wind in the forecast, are all over the place. Our "plan for the worst, hope for the best" is that we're prepared to motor the entire 900 miles, but we're hoping we'll be able to do some sailing. I even optimistically positioned the spinnaker at the top of the pile in the bow locker and led the sheets.

We'll post regular position updates on the web site.

Quote of the day: There's no time like the present to dip into the future.