Day 1 Underway

Marquises 2810 nautical miles away
We all slept well as the boat wallowed peacefully at anchor in front of the elegant Four Seasons resort at Punto de Mita.
After breakfast of cheese & tomato omelets, we swam the quarter mile to No Regrets to exchange navigation and communication information.
Upon our return Kurt attached the rudder to the wind powered autopilot. We then stowed everything, retrieved the hook (pulled in the anchor) and set off following No Regrets toward our first way point 180 nautical miles away.
As we passed by the small Islas de las tres Marietas, we were treated to a last wave goodby from some humpback whales.
I stood the first watch from 6 PM to 10 PM and saw nothing on the horizon. I was hoping for a cruise ship or some porpoises but they missed the cue to show up on my watch and instead performed on the later watches.
At our current wind velocity, we will reach the Marquises Islands sometime in 2008. We are hoping to find wind.
For more pictures, see the photo page “Leaving P. Mita”