The clouds cleared last night to reveal a tiny slice of moon. It’s waxing now, so we should have bright skies lit by a nearly full moon by the time we arrive at Easter Island.
Since the moon is so small right now, it’s only in the night sky for about an hour. Once it drops below the horizon, the stars of the Southern Hemisphere come out in all their glory. The Southern Cross hangs brightly just off the port bow, and it’s easy to imagine using it as a beacon to steer by hand.
Of course, we only have to imagine that because our third crew-member, the autopilot, has done 99% of the steering so far.
Day Five: 144nm
09 23.2S 97 33.8W
