Headed to the Marquesas Islands

Mike departed from Galapagos Islands on May 8th heading to Marquesas Islands.  He crossed the 1/4 marker on Saturday May 14th. 
Said that he has really good winds....  even sailed 155 miles one day.  Mike stays in contact with Stoney and me every few days.  He expects to arrive around May 30th. 
He sounds wonderful and says he is the luckiest guy in the world! 
He wanted me to sends his regards to friends and family. 

Mike's Last few email/text- to Stoney....
05/14- Greetings frm the Pac Ocean. S 2.45 W 103.08. 151nm ayer, avg 6.2. Pass 1/4 pt. this morn. Wind SE@10 =12.

05/11-Capt. S 2.32 W 98.14. On trk 4 150nm hoy. Staying above 3 deg until W 108 for more fav current. 2455nm 2 go. M

05/02-Noon S00.05 87.29. @ 0842, in a small but imp ceremony, I paid tribute to King Nep 4 my safe passage into the southern ocean. A dram of rum 4 the Capt = a dram into the sea in his honor.


 

Departed Panama on April 25th

Sailed 7days and 22 hours finally arriving the Galapagos Islands on May 3rd. 
I had frequent weather updates from my friend Steve Jackson. 
Spent a few days and scouted out the island....  it is beautiful.  The Sea Lions are everywhere....  sleeping on the docks and some boats.
I may leave tomorrow and head towards the Marquesas Isalnds.  This will be my longest crossing.  I will keep in touch and Steve is planning to be the weather man. 

One Last thing.....  Happy Mothers Day Mom

Castillo San Lorenzo

Life in Panama

Leaving the Atlantic Behind.....

Gatun Locks on April 22nd

Canal Pilot Carlos, briefing the Crew.

    

Uplock is much more turbulant when you are behind a 600' container ship.....

 



Gatun Locks at Sunset. We will spend the night on Gatun Lake...28 miles to the Pacific Locks tomorrow.



 Panama Canal approaching it's 100 year anniversay. This control center was completed in 1913, the opening of the Canal.





Bridge of the Americas - Gateway to the Pacific   

All Aboard and Away We GO!

Panama Canal - Here we come...finally! We should be going through the first set of locks around 4 pm CST today and then through Miraflores into the Pacific side early Saturday afternoon. Talk to you after we're through.  

Waiting...

The trip from Florida was great, with good winds most of the way. I arrived on April 4th at about 11pm. and was able to sail through the breakwater at the Atlantic entrance to the Canal. On the 6th, the people from the admeasurement office came to see that nothing had changed since the last transit on December 7th, 1998. Right now my transit date is April 19th, but that can change. In the meantime, I am staying with my good friend Steve Jackson. He is a Captain for Copa, the Panamaian national airline and lives in Panama City.
I purchased a sewing machine and am making up "fitted" sheets for all the cushions on Flyer.. very domestic.

p.s. A MAN, A PLAN, A CANAL, PANAMA. Now spell it backwards.