July 22

July 22, 1830 hrs. Position N 46.21 / W 125.43 128 miles over the previous 24 hrs. 60 miles to the Columbia River Entrance.
We are getting close! And of course when we are ready to slow the boat down because we have time to kill before our flood tide in the morning, the wind is good and we have great sailing conditions. Go figure. :) Our plan now is to get about 20 miles off and a bit north and just lay to for the night. We'll head towards the bar at daylight and try to time the morning flood tide.
We are seeing much more shipping traffic now, as we expected. As I write this I am keeping an eye on the AIS, we have two ships coming down from the north and one of them looks like it will be pretty close to us, so we'll be keeping an eye on them for the next hour. Saw a fishing boat headed out earlier today. First signs of human life in quite a while. The sun came out today and it was warmer than it has been. The wind still has a bite to it, but the sun sure felt good. We were just discussing our dinner options and were very happy to note that this will be the last night of cooking for the trip. Tomorrow night will involve a menu and a beer I'm sure. YES!!