Position Update, 9/20 - Day 28

We are still motoring slowly northwest, waiting for the expected wind to hit. I think it's for real, because we are starting to get some big (6-8 foot) swell from the west. We just had a crossing with a big cargo ship, the first vessel we've seen since the equator, and we chatted on the VHF radio. He was headed to Onahama, Japan. He asked when we were expecting to arrive in Seattle and I told him October 3. He said his arrival in Japan is also Oct. 3, but I looked it up and he has 4200 nm to go and we have just under 1400 nm. What a difference a little speed makes!

Our current data:
Date/Time: 9/20 6pm HST
Position: 31D 45.3N, 142D 57.5W
Course/Speed: COG 025T, SOG 4.4 kts
Wind: SW 5-7 kts
Seas: W 6-8 ft
Clouds: 10%