Heard from Adam at 3:57 pm HST 7/1/10

(I arrived in Hawaii today, so my future updates will have the Hawaiian time zone stamp~Kathe)

I have passed the halfway mark! Distance to finish: 999 miles. I opened my halfway packages this morning. I was really touched. THANK YOU everybody!! I now completely understand why this tradition exists. I feel renewed from all the encouragement. The wind was on the lighter side last night. I managed to get some sleep while making some headway. Took a power nap early this morning to prepare for a day of hand steering. It’s been consistently blowing by 15-18 knots today. I’m hoping for a 150 mile day. It’s not the most comfortable sailing, I must admit. My boat rolls a lot due to swell when heading DDW (dead down wind). Douglas-I’m kind of pining for S/V Tamara (Adam’s previous boat, Douglas bought it) right now. It just surfed down waves @ 14 knots no problem.
Had a visit from a tern, I think, today. He kept circling my boat. He looked like he wanted to land and rest awhile, but he eventually moved on. Ok, back to it. Thanks again to my sponsors: Arktisma, Seawhere, RegattaPRO, Forespar, Serversaurus, Latitude 38, Nautica, Hashimoto Photography,and Windpilot. And thanks for the texts and halfway presents!! ~Adam