Day 24 Sailing as it is supposed to be

We reflect on Part 1
Position - 08º02S x 136º23 (a little over 200 miles to go)
Reflection - This was the perfect day for reflection on Stage one of our journey. The sun finally came out, the sea calmed to a reasonable swell and the wind blew consistently from the South East. This is what the trip is supposed to look like on the travel brochure. The autopilot is steering, and we are relaxing on deck after hanging all the wet and musty clothes up to dry out. How many people are there who have sailed 3000 miles across the Pacific Ocean? We realized how fortunate we were to have the opportunity to make such a trip. Seasickness, sleep deprivation, missing meals and showers... this was all part of the experience was more than made up for by the challenge, excitement, beauty and awe of the sea. This morning an pod of pilot whales came to greet us. It seemed fitting.
The Iron Chef - Mark had asked us each to come prepared with a signature dish to cook. I guess mine has become the breakfast oatmeal.
Today, we all learned Kurt’s terrible secret... In his other life, he is a sushi chef!!! In the afternoon, he made sushi with the tuna he caught and for dinner he topped it all with a seared ahi dinner that was absolutely amazing. We dined like kings under an almost full moon while the boat swished quietly forward through a comfortably calm sea. This was better than the travel brochure.