Day 16 (Saturday, June 28) by Mike

Sailing with Dummies (Hawaii to Alaska Edition)

We started the Midway-Attu segment of our trip with some decent wind. It wasn’t all that strong, but it was from a good direction. The wind speed was about 10 knots and we squeezed around 7 knots of boat speed out of it. It shifted direction (per the forecast) and we slowed gradually overnight.

There wasn’t much activity on the boat our first full day back on the water. Some reading. A lot of people glued to computers. Some cleaning up.

With the light tail wind it got kind of warm. The bedrooms were particularly warm, with no circulation, until after sunset. It should start cooling off a degree or two each day. We’ll see.

Daily Cuisine:

Back to boat food. For me it was an apple and cookies for breakfast, a bologna sandwich for lunch, and spaghetti (compliments to Melinda) for supper.

Fishing Report:

Finally we are allowed to fish again. By the time we got our poles in the water the wind had died and our boat speed was less than desirable for trolling. No fish. Blah.

Arts and Entertainment:

We (Josh) dragged the piano upstairs. Everyone played some. Everyone complained about their ability, claiming to be “rusty.”