Log Entry: May 25
        
         A new to start our trip! It was really black! The weather was misty and rainy and
        no moon. You couldn't even see a horizon! It was time once again to build our
        faith....faith that a sea creature (whale) wasn't sleeping in front of us....faith that
        some man made object like a container wasn't in our path and faith that other debris
        wasn't out there to get us. Even during the day it is near impossible to see these
        things but at night you just go and have faith!
         The light that did exist was from iridescence in the water. Our bow wave looked
        like an undulating milky way.  Kelli and Chris, our crew who live in the forward
        V birth were amazed to see the iridescence in the water passing over the hatch
        directly above their heads. It was beautiful! Yes, we were getting water over the
        deck once in a while.
         We sailed most of the first day and started the engine the first night. We had
        rain but no wind! For a while the next day we were able to sail once again but only
        for a while. We chose to go North of most of the boats. The Southern boats had
        wind.  We were using our precious fuel and we had just started the passage. We
        carry about 4 days worth of fuel and we used 1 days worth in the first 48 hrs.
         We are also hand steering as the Autopilot went on vacation. I hope we can find
        somebody in the Azores to help us with it. Hand steering in nice conditions is bad
        but in bad conditions...well... We have had the sails up and down several times as
        the wind starts for a little while and then drops to zero again. We can't motor in the
        ocean with the sails up and no wind because the sails bang themselves to
        destruction. 
         About an hour ago we saw the sun for the first time this trip. It can certainly
        change your outlook! We also have 10-15 kts of wind and we are sailing! The seas
        are about 4 ft and very comfortable. We are all, except Faith, (she never lost them)
        trying to find our sea legs. We are fishing again but still no luck! The direction of
        the wind is a little off but it does look like it will be a beautiful day in the middle
        of the Atlantic!
        s/v  Boundless