I thought I'd try to list the things I've done TODAY that I've never done before...turns out it's quite a long list, and it's likely I'll miss many...

First off, I'm in the middle of nowhere on the Pacific Ocean. In fact, probably if you go to the middle of nowhere, and make a left, that'd be it. Logically we decided to stop and take a swim. No really, we did. WE WENT SWIMMING IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! How cool is that? Fortunately the seas were calm and cool, and while you were treading water (you can't stand in 3000 feet) it hits you, nothing on the horizon in all directions.

As the wind picked up we were able to put up the main sail and the genoa, and the power of this beautiful machine that is taking a crew of Ms’ers around the world came live beneath our feet.  It was another of the many “wow” moments. Soon this 67ft., 42 ton yacht was keeled over at 20 degrees, going between 6 and 7 knots. I don't mean to sound as if I know what I'm talking about, the skipper showed me the instruments that show those stats. All I know is that it feels amazing. Can't get any better...

Oh yes it can! On board we have two bird enthusiasts, and as we are nearing the Galapagos, we are sighting more and more birds. These guys come out 300 miles or so to catch a meal. So we have seen the birds that I most wanted to see in the Galapagos. TODAY! We have seen the blue footed boobies, flying around us as if they are playing with the boat. We saw all three varieties, blue, red and brown. Look up the blues on YouTube. They are too cute!

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So, my biggest 1^st of my LIFE is being part of the very 1^st circumnavigation of the EARTH by sailboat manned by persons with MS. Please join us, tell everyone you know about us. Come see us, you can BE us!

Report from Bosun Bertram:

We are 24 hours away from the Galapagos and with our main sail and stay sail, supported with a bit of engine to keep our average up, we are making around 6.5 knots. Winds have dropped a bit, but also turned south west, hence the need for some engine. Also we want to arrive as early in the day as possible. With the amount of authorities that have to come onboard before we are allowed to go ashore it could take the better part of a whole day. Still we are happy to do it, since it is helping to keep the fragile enviroments of the Galapagos safe.

While we count the hours to our arrival, we have plenty going on. Within today we will have crossed the 0th latitude, putting us on the southern hemisphere for the first time of our circumnavigation! Crossing the equator is bound to be an experience, but you are gonna have to wait for the photos with the next blog!

Local time onboard is 09:15 and our current position is 0,40.36N , 88,19.64W.