Galapagos to Easter Is #5
Noon Position 18deg N deg W
Course – 214 Degrees Speed – 12 Knots Day’s Run – 264 Miles
Weather – Grey and cool
Wind – 20 knots from E
The grey, drizzly, cool weather continues and we feel we have been ripped off passing through the tropics as we have hardly seen the sun. The wind continues to blow other than for an hour this morning when we had to put the engine on as we were rolling badly. The breeze has settled in again now and the engine is off. The seas have picked up a bit to 15 foot swells from the East making the ride a bit rolly.
We have been averaging much better speeds than anticipated and tomorrow I will have to decide if we can make it to Easter Island, with enough light to see the reefs, on 29th November or slow down and arrive 30th in the morning.