Log Entry: June 28
        
         This is our last day in passage!! We should arrive at the dock in Lagos, Portugal
        after midnight tonight. When I get there I am going to report a theft. The trawlers
        from Russia and Japan must have stolen all the fish!  Needless to say, my brother
        hasn't caught a thing this whole trip! We saw a couple of Dolphins today. We
        haven't seen a single creature since the first day away from the Azores. It is a little
        strange. We saw dolphins, turtles, flying fish, birds etc. almost everyday of the first
        two legs. Maybe the trawlers took everything.                                                       
               We are finally sailing again!  The winds are 10+kts on our beam with light
        seas with not even any rollers. It is a great way to finish a great trip. We are about
        a full day ahead of our competition. We have a few more engine hours than some
        and we will need to give them all time as the handicaps are calculated, but we will
        be first to Portugal and they all knew we were racing!!!!!
         This leg has been easy on Boundless and easy on us. Faith has had to stand a
        watch, but cooking for three is a bit easier and life onboard is also easier with three.
        My brother Ken has always been next to me to help and offer suggestions
        regarding our next move or a better way to do something (although his way wasn't
        always better).  His sailing experience and knowledge of boats and the water made
        things easier for me. My cousin Dick did the same on the leg to Bermuda. The flat
        seas have made all chores easier and nobody has felt the effects of mal de mer. The
        autopilot was the biggest add to this leg. It makes the passage a joy rather than
        work, although some would rather hand steer anyway! I guess there are people that
        do like to sail!
         We have only seen a few large ships in the shipping channels. It looks like the
        problem was overstated a bit but we must always be careful out here alone. It
        should also get more crowded as we approach and clear Gibraltar whenever we
        decide to head into the Mediterranean.
         My boss at IBM, Bryan, gave me a special bottle of champagne and told me not
        to drink it until we reach Europe. That is exactly what we will do when the boat is
        docked and we can relax.                           
         Thanks for following along on our journey to Europe and we will have some
        champagne and toast you all  tonight.  Tomorrow I will tell you about our last ten
        to twelve hours of the passage and Faith and I will do some reflections of our
        passage which I think is a significant achievement. Then you can look forward to
        following us through the Mediterranean as we get up close and personal with
                Europe. We are really looking forward to Portugal!