1500 NM

On our way back to Trinidad, we passed a milestone – 1500 nautical miles sailed on Toodles.  No, it isn’t in a straight line, it includes our tos and fros, but our boat “odometer” (the chart plotter we put in the first week we bought the boat) has clicked over the 1500 nautical mile mark.

There are about 1.85 kilometres to a nautical mile.  So we have sailed the equivalent of about 1 ½ lengths of New Zealand.  But to put it in perspective, the longest distance we will have to sail between landfalls while crossing the pacific (Galapagos to Marquises) is over 3,000 nautical miles.  Hopefully those 3,000 miles won’t take as long as the 10 months it has taken to clock up 1500 miles!

We are now safely back in Trinidad and have caught up with a few friends.  This stage of our adventure is quite exciting.  We are making final adjustments and additions to the boat, buying those last few toys, and doing a massive provision, stocking the boat with a few months worth of food.  Our discussions are now focussed on the voyage ahead, the pacific crossing now become a reality in our minds.  Where once I was apprehensive about the journey, I am now pumped and ready to go.  My tummy is doing excited summersaults at the thought!