This is my journal, as I traveled around the world on a working freighter. My 4 month journey began in Houston, Texas on October 16th, 2008 and ended exactly where it started, on February 21st, 2009. Because I did not have internet access, special thanks to Dave and Laura, who cleaned up what I beamed in by satellite.
Copyright © 2008-2009 Dale Stenseth All rights reserved.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
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!