Volpaia Time: 16:00 Zulu Time: 01:30 16 37.78 S 143 34.42 W Speed: anchored Wind: 10.7 knots 088 T Course: N/A Seas: 0 ft Destination: arrived Crew: Liz, Colby, Shay, Brett, Alix & Cyrus celebrating with champagne Comments: At 3:15pm today Volpaia and crew arrived in Makemo atoll, the final destination of a journey that started almost 1 month ago from the tip of the Baja peninsula in La Paz, Mexico. A journey that included both joy and challenge, sloppy seas and awesome sailing, countless meals eaten from bowls on a slanted deck, a broken autopilot (repaired at sea), a concussion acquired from being thrown from a bunk, swimming at the equator with 3 miles of ocean below us (and apparently with a large shark), the gift of a Mahi Mahi, Yellow Fin & Bonito tunas
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