The Heniges Log Blog

Bon Voyage

Figured I’d get another blog post in before internet becomes more rationed in the Pacific.

We cast off from La Paz, Mexico yesterday evening and it’s starting to become real that we’re crossing the Pacific!

The crew

To get ourselves situated we’re starting with two person night watches. Jesse and I got the 8am-2am shift which feels infinitely more manageable than the 2am-8am shift Dirk and Chelsea are pulling.

The best part about being on opposite shifts is Dirk and I each get the bed to ourselves on our sleep shift, which if you’ve seen the size of it, you can understand why that is quite nice.

Spatious quarters

Wind has been coming and going for this first day (as expected) so was fun to get a chance to try out motoring, sailing, and the tried and true motor sailing combo.

Sailing is definitely the preferred method. Send thoughts of wind our direction please.

No whale sightings yet, but if someone could send them our way, that would also be much appreciated. [well done- just after typing this we see some whales breech nearby!]

Our ultimate landing destination is Gambier (French Polynesia) but if the winds don’t cooperate, we may shift to the Marquesas (also in French Polynesia).

Ultimately, for those of you keeping track, we went with 6 bananas and 20 large onions. Your input was appreciated.

Fruit hammocks for the win

We also have 7 Costco sized jars of peanut butter. I don’t think we’ll starve.

Time for me to go pretend to be helpful on this boat.

We'll try and keep the blog updated during the crossing assuming the wifi cooperates. Until next time folks, sending our love to family and friends!

Comments

  1. Dirk
    The onions are a lie. The record must be set straight: there are 30 onions! Even if some of them are smaller, they are still onions. -Dirk, on behalf of the onion counters guild, SV Ophelia
  2. Chelsea
    I'm very pleased to see the SV Ophelia Onion Counters Guild has already weighed in here to correct the record. We left shore with 30 onions.
  3. VicklePickle
    Bon voyage my little chickpeas! Wishing you the windiest wind, whales and the enjoyment of whatever you make out of thirty onions. Which (I imagine) will cause more windy-wind. Toooot.
  4. Rickheniges
    Wow. Looks awesome Have fun
  5. Sprocket
    May the winds and whales always be in your favor and that you end up having the perfect amount of onions!
  6. Sierra
    Bon voyage!!! Glad to see the social cohesion is already crumbling vis a vis onion counters guild fragmentation. Cant wait to see where the alliances lie after a month at sea
  7. Brett
    As a dedicated smoothie addict I’m worried about the ratio of Banana to Onions for sure! There’s a great song by Si Kahn that the chorus starts with “ Sailing away on the Ocean of life, tossed on a foreign shore”… what an awesome adventure
  8. Cookie
    💨💨💨💨

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