[PUP] Eric and Christi (Kosmos) day 4

[Scott E. Bulger]

>From www.kosmos.liveflux.net

Day 4 San Diego to Nuka Hiva
Position: N26-24.41, W 120-49.26 (417 miles from San Diego) at 0008 UTC
Speed and direction: 5.6 knots, 207 degrees true.
Sending and getting e-mails and phone calls (via the satellite phone) makes
us feel not too disconnected from civilization, but of course
We are in the middle of no where. The weather has not turn tropical yet, as
we are still well north of the Tropic of Cancer.
Speaking of weather, we like to get messages from Bob. Bob is at OMNI
weather and we have hired his services to help guide us to Nuka Hiva. Bob
ends his e-mail with Watching, updating. And tell you what, that makes us
feel really good. Hi Bob! Thanks for your updates.
The gray cloud cover finally passed after 3 days. Back before the Global
Position System (GPS) satellites we would a bit eager to get a celestial fix
with our sextant to validate our dead reckoning. But these days a host of
electronic goodies help us automate the more mundane navigational tasks, and
the old ways are merely backups. We are pretty sure we could live without
Bob, radar, GPS, and the host of other goodies. But they are sure nice to
have, and they help us relax.
We have some French language lessons we are going to start listening to
(thanks Jim V!), and it just may be about time to break out Legends of Zelda
Twilight Princess. We have been snacking mostly on various easy things to
get. But we did treat ourselves to rack of lamb last night. Yum! Thanks Mom
and Dad.
And the parting observation today is: The air is really fresh out here and
the blue of the ocean is startling. All and all, it is peaceful and
adventurous at the same time.