At last, the time is here! Today is the beginning of an amazing journey for us aboard Maluhia. I would love to say that we are feeling refreshed and ready, however, it is not really the case for us. We sailed from Maui to Oahu with a little pit stop in Molokai overnight. It was beautiful and we had great sailing weather, which got us excited for our voyage. Upon arrival in Oahu, we were greeted with a lot of interesting situations: a lot of headache from the state harbor, many interesting characters scoping out our boat looking to rip us off, and shady characters out of their minds giving us a general feeling of suspicion and uneasiness. Additionally, we were tied up next to the harbor dumpster, which provided us with ample entertainment as we watched all the people that horded around and went for a little "dive" amongst the rubbish.
It hasn't been all bad though! We met an amazing man named Robby who has sailed around the world for 40 years and circumnavigated single handed 4 times. He has provided us with a wealth of information and has greatly entertained us with his stories. We have been tied up next to him since we arrived here and now we are all leaving together so that we can have a companion out there in the big blue. He is heading for Mexico, so at some stage our paths will split, but it is nice to have another boat to leave with and know that there is someone else out there! He has really helped us get all of our systems dialed and has provided us with some really awesome ideas that we hope we will get to follow through with in the future. He has become a great mentor and friend.
So now, we are finishing up the last of what we need to do to head out. This isn't the most exciting blog post because I am a bit worn out, have just woken up, and haven't even gotten a drop of coffee in me. I had the option to stay up late and write a killer blog or get a little sleep and rush a post this morning before departure...I obviously chose the latter. This is it for awhile! We think it will take us roughly 26 days to get to San Francisco, weather permitting. We are leaving a bit rushed and sooner than we anticipated due to ample hours of studying the weather and realizing that this is our best window to go. So for now, farewell and I will check in when we arrive to San Francisco (or wherever the wind may take us)!
It hasn't been all bad though! We met an amazing man named Robby who has sailed around the world for 40 years and circumnavigated single handed 4 times. He has provided us with a wealth of information and has greatly entertained us with his stories. We have been tied up next to him since we arrived here and now we are all leaving together so that we can have a companion out there in the big blue. He is heading for Mexico, so at some stage our paths will split, but it is nice to have another boat to leave with and know that there is someone else out there! He has really helped us get all of our systems dialed and has provided us with some really awesome ideas that we hope we will get to follow through with in the future. He has become a great mentor and friend.
So now, we are finishing up the last of what we need to do to head out. This isn't the most exciting blog post because I am a bit worn out, have just woken up, and haven't even gotten a drop of coffee in me. I had the option to stay up late and write a killer blog or get a little sleep and rush a post this morning before departure...I obviously chose the latter. This is it for awhile! We think it will take us roughly 26 days to get to San Francisco, weather permitting. We are leaving a bit rushed and sooner than we anticipated due to ample hours of studying the weather and realizing that this is our best window to go. So for now, farewell and I will check in when we arrive to San Francisco (or wherever the wind may take us)!
God Speed!! Prayers for a safe and spiritually eventful sail! Love you!
ReplyDeleteRobbie on Q-Wave is my father. His real name is Charles Ray Selby. Sorry to say but unfortunately he isn't an amazing man, he is a sociopathic liar. He hasn't sailed around the world for 40 years. He violated his parole in 2006. We will inform the entire sailing community in Mexico in order to stop him causing more financial damages.
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