Day 101 Pacific Ocean

Saturday, overcast and warmer. The horizon is foggy. The sun broke through the clouds once today. Rained in the pm. The North Pacific has a great, clockwise circulating gyre, which the salmon ride. We are following a more constant latitude to avoid the rougher seas to the north. With the ship more fully loaded, the sailing is still smooth. It is a quiet day, well suited for reading and writing. Today is special for several reasons. The Captain forwarded a nice email from a Rickmers reader. The slop chest is open today for the first time in nearly a month. We had barbeque on the Pilot Deck tonight!