We awoke to “engine” problems – evidently the engines are not charging the batteries and the crew was up in “arms”.  I explained the problem to Matt who evaluated the situation, discovered the problem, fixed it.  I love that about Matt – he is able to look at a problem head on, think it through and fix it – calmly.    The best thing about the engines running and batteries charging is that we all got to take hot showers – it was the first time since we left the Gran Canarias.  Even though I had to learn to balance my back side against the escape hatch (yes, I was shooting the moon at Flipper) , I was able to wash my hair, shave my legs and refresh my body – it is amazing how much I miss a good shower. Of course, it was turning the water on, then off, then on, then off.  It is hard to clean long hair in these conditions – perhaps a shorter cut may be in order?

We saw our first sail boat today, but it was so far away I could barely make it out.  Although it has only been a few days since we left “civilization” it feels like a lot longer.  Seeing this first sail boat reminded me how “small” and “lonely” we are out here.  Knowing that there are over 500 boats making the same course would give one the impression that we would see more boats – but nooooooooooooo.