Infinity is back in Hilo, two months and an heap of important maintenance later. A difficult beating into the persistent NE trades on our way here was a taste of the next few weeks for us (Desired Course? East east east!) and provided the perfect opportunity to drill what is essentially an entirely new crew in preparation for our coming passage (reefing 101, MOB maneuvers, and sailing close to the wind are currently of high priority).
We're here in Hilo for a few days, catching up with long lost friends and finishing our final push of work before heading out. Every nook and cranny of the boat is filled up with food, Mike has made the engine room a work of organizational art, and a forest of sea creatures has been displaced from their former homes on the bottom of the boat.
Our final crew members are onboard- Chad and Sasha, friends of Troy's who jumped on the chance to sail with us to the South Pacific (and really, who wouldn't?), and Anna Lawson, who will be with us to the Marquesas. Pictures to come.
It's all systems go here. We'll talk to you all in a month from the beautiful Marquesas.
-Annie
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