Temme Travels

Here is the am posistion for Meshach 21 33N 143 40W 797 MIlLES TO ALAWAI COURSE 245 8KTS WIND 13NE The boat was provisioned for 3 weeks and now it looks like it will be 13 days so they are planning on eating well for the next few days before the agriculture inspection on Oahu. No produce, fruits or vegetables from a foreign port can be on board at time of inspection. Well at least it will simplify things if it is not on board..

Closing on on Hawaiian Islands. They have set the clocks back a few times. the posistion for today @06:28 was 21 42N 139 55W SPEED 10KTS WIND 15NE 1006 Miles to ALAWAI 940 miles to MOLOKAI Update  RECORD Speed 18.9 knots  SMASHED HOURS LATER BY ROOKIE KEVVY MCQUEEN 20.1 They are hoping to go thought the Molokai Chanel during daylight to get some footage of Molokai Pali..

Not sure if they recieved new charge for airtime for the Sat phone but they were still able to text. According to the Sat Phone company the additional minutes should have been processed. Position as of this morning is: 2 2 01N 135 58W PAST HALFWAY LAST NIGHT  WILD WEATHER HAD TO TAKE TURNS CAREENING DOWN SWELLS UP TO 18KTS  STILL REEFED SINCE CABO  It sounds like the weather is a bit frisky and the fact that they are still reefed down means there is no lack of wind. The waves were a bit of a roller coaster ride last night and it was too much for the auto pilot so they were taking turns hand-steering. All is well.

All is well today's position is: 21 35N 131 59W COURSE 268 SPEED 8-14KTS WIND NE 15KTS  HALFWAY TOMORROW Not much sleep for the boys last night as the seas were a bit turbulent and the motion of the boat a bit uncomfortable. Sky is still overcast and the air is cold. This is a good thing for those worrying about hurricanes. Hurricanes don't like cold water and they are far enough north that it is pretty rare to see one this early in the season. (Normally June 1 -November). They did say that the sun was out long enough that they all showered on deck with their allotted fresh water solar showers. They are roughing it a bit. We do have an endless amount of fresh water on-board thanks to water-maker that turns salt water to fresh, hot endless showers ...That is when it works. The pump went out before we came home to Kauai and the idea of bringing all the parts to Mexico and fixing it was a bit more than Thor wanted to deal with, so the old fashioned solar showers one each i...

Ok the sat phone is fine. A little communication error. Here is the boys daily update. 21 39N 128 20W COURSE 276  Sailing 8-10 knots in 13 knots of wind.Still cloudy and cold. No traffic, No Fish  but Happy Crew. Almost to the halfway mark. So there it is another quick bit of info. 1860 miles to go with a stop in Honolulu for immigration and agriculture.  Hoping to be on Kauai no later than the 4th , weather permitting. They all sounded up beat and looking forward celebrating the halfway mark with Meshach message in the bottle tradition. Till tomorrow.

Today's Position as of 6:30 am this morning. 22 03N 124 40W HEADING 276 WIND 13KTS NNE The air is still cold , the sky is clearing and the sun is shining just  a bit more. 200+ mile days with 1854 miles to go. I was gone for the last few days with Sienna's first grade class in Kokee . Kokee is a fabulous escape from technology, but explains the lack of communication over the last 24 hours. All is well, but there is a chance that the sat phone has gone on the blink. Angela received a short call from Aaron which basically ended with "Battery is dying, and only charge when engine is running" and then silence. So there is a possibility of some type of charging issues or a major defect in expensive satellite phone. Charging is usually no problem unless the solar panels are not keeping up due to the cloud coverage they have had. They can run the engine to charge batteries, so hopefully it is a simple problem that with lots of free time a three brains hard at work wi...

Here is the  location and a few tidbits from a 2 min satellite call and a few 160 character text. They can receive text for free and outgoing is reasonable with the Iridium sat phone, but voice calls are still pretty pricey. Technology is a amazing and has changed quickly. Today's position is: 22°17N 117° 39W heading is 266° on the line to Hawaii 2,242 miles to go  Sails still reefed and they are maintaining an average speed of 8 knots Wind is N 14 knots and wave heights 3-5 feet. The wind is turning a little more NE which means they are hitting the trades. Everyone is eating well and Kevin is quickly becoming a seasoned sailor. No boats spotted. Nights have been wet and a bit cold but they are all adjusting well to the rhythm of the ocean and their watch schedules. The best part about sailing is you never miss a sunrise or a sunset. They all reiterated how amazing the solar eclipse was. If anyone would like to send a quick text let me know I will forward text # ...