Freedom

At this moment, we are arguably a handful of the most free people on the planet. That’s not written in any grandiose manner; more of a bewildering statement of fact. We will reach land later today in Hilo, Hawaii.

3170 miles from leaving Puerto Vallarta. A bit of a crossed path as we headed southwest and then north, then a short bit east before settling on due west. You know that story. We have been at sea for 23 days and sailed every one of them. Most Pacific passages have you motoring 30-40% of the time; but this was not like most Pacific crossings.

We can’t thank enough all of our family and friends who tracked us, emailed, texted, sent good thoughts and worried about us. You are our Ohana, our tribe and many times our strength.

This passage wrung every emotion out of us - fearful to frustrated; demoralized to defeated; awestruck to inspired. We fully know the feeling of being a small speck on the mind-blowingly expansive ocean. We also know the amount of energy, love and life you can fit in that small speck.

We have crossed the Pacific Ocean on Salpare.
We have crossed the Pacific Ocean on Salpare.

Aloha,
Fran, Jeff and Kris