Hilo, Hawaii 8 May 2012 00:43 23N26 160W57

We left beautiful Hanalei Bay late this morning, and pointed Silver Lining’s bow north. Only 2200 miles between us and the Island of Adak in the Aleutian chain. We expect a 15-20 day passage, then a month or more exploring those remote wilderness islands, working our way up to Homer Alaska for a reunion with my brother, sister-in-love and their two kids. Powerful pull family! You too would cross oceans if your nearest and dearest were so spread apart. Since much of the ocean’s navigable paths are closed to us due to piracy, if we want to visit family in Europe, maybe we’ll take the northwest passage next (now open thanks to Global warming). But we have not gotten to next yet. We barely made it out the door, or through the window, a fine weather window in fact. Hanalei was not an easy place to leave, but a big stable high floats above, 15-20 knots on our aft quarter pushing us along at 8 knots on the water, and all’s well below.

Should stay like this for a week at least, that’ll do for now.

xoxomo