Chicken and waffles
Finally hungry for dinner after a ridonkulously amazing brunch at Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland. 
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Put a bird on it
My version of “put a bird on it”. I don’t think I waited long enough. 
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Big Salad with Fresh Fruit - Day 16
5/13/2010 - Day 16
by Stan
N 19°43’, W 133°57’ Big Salad with Fresh Fruit… sounds like it would taste pretty good right about now. Made a big pot of chili and after soaking the beans for 24 hours, they still came out a little hard but it was still pretty tasty. Fifth day of overcast and strong winds and big waves. Woke up a bit grumpy. Haven’t been able to really settle into a good sleep rhythm. We had a 142nm day yesterday, though! At this rate, we’ll get to Hilo next weekend!
Been imagining what it will be like to see Lauren again; where we’ll go, what we’ll say. She’s with Vic, Dan and the kids in NM and Arizona right now in the desert, while I’m in my own deserted place now as well. I’ve been trying to read the Moitessier memoir book TAMATA and the ALLIANCE. It’s really interesting to read about Vietnam while it was still Indochina and a colony of the French, before the Japanese took over and before independence. It is definitely sparking an interest to travel there. Not much wildlife out here, 1200 nm from land. You see the occasional bird and flying fish, but feels pretty barren otherwise. We lost the big lure a few days ago so we’ve given up on fishing. I noticed a tear in the headsail so we took it down for tonight so it doesn’t get worse. The captain will try to sew it up tomorrow.
by Stan
N 19°43’, W 133°57’ Big Salad with Fresh Fruit… sounds like it would taste pretty good right about now. Made a big pot of chili and after soaking the beans for 24 hours, they still came out a little hard but it was still pretty tasty. Fifth day of overcast and strong winds and big waves. Woke up a bit grumpy. Haven’t been able to really settle into a good sleep rhythm. We had a 142nm day yesterday, though! At this rate, we’ll get to Hilo next weekend!
Been imagining what it will be like to see Lauren again; where we’ll go, what we’ll say. She’s with Vic, Dan and the kids in NM and Arizona right now in the desert, while I’m in my own deserted place now as well. I’ve been trying to read the Moitessier memoir book TAMATA and the ALLIANCE. It’s really interesting to read about Vietnam while it was still Indochina and a colony of the French, before the Japanese took over and before independence. It is definitely sparking an interest to travel there. Not much wildlife out here, 1200 nm from land. You see the occasional bird and flying fish, but feels pretty barren otherwise. We lost the big lure a few days ago so we’ve given up on fishing. I noticed a tear in the headsail so we took it down for tonight so it doesn’t get worse. The captain will try to sew it up tomorrow. Posted from Sailing Jolly Roger | Comment »
Provisions - Day 11
May 8, 2010 - Day 11
by Stan
N 18°54, W 119°50
Below is a list of all the food aboard the Jolly Roger for those of you who love lists.
Some things I would do differently when provisioning the next time is to buy more fresh food. By day 11, we were out of most of our fresh food except for our citrus, a few cukes, eggs, some cabbage, a watermelon, potatoes and onions. We didn’t have any food rot, so I’m guessing we could have taken on more of it and had it for longer.
- Buy fruit that is not quite ripe.
- Pick out the firmest produce.
- Store it where it will get plenty of air flow. The salty air will help preserve it.
- Turn your eggs over at least 3 times per week.
- Add bay leaves to flour and other dried goods (helps with earwigs)
- Put cheeses into containers and cover with oil to preserve. You get tasty cheese and even tastier olive oil that has been cheesified.
Overall we’ve made some really great dishes so far. The captain and Swabby have been perfecting their baking at sea. We’ve had plenty of fresh bread and cinnamon roles and baked sweet things to keep our bellies full.
Here are all the things that we were able to keep from the JR’s previous trip’s stores.
| Cans | |
| diced tomatoes | 4 |
| chicken | 1 |
| corn | 4 |
| mushrooms | 3 |
| coconut milk | 1 |
| tuna | 15 |
| tomato sauce | 4 |
| heart of palm | 1 |
| salsa | 1 |
| refried beans (pouch) | 5 |
| mandarins | 2 |
| pineapple | 3 |
| jalapenos | 1 |
| red beans w/corn balls | 4 |
| turkey | 2 |
| fruit cocktail | 1 |
| green beans | 1 |
| clam sauce | 1 |
| asparagus | 3 |
| garbanzo | 2 |
| asst veg for paella | 1 |
| mystery pasta sauce (pouch) | 1 |
| capers | 1 |
| olives | 2 |
| Dry | |
| red beans | 3lb |
| capellini | 1lb |
| boullion cubes | 66 |
| spiral pasta | 2lb |
| spaghetti | 2lb |
| linguini | 1lb |
| baking powder | 1 |
| baking soda | 1 |
| white sugar | 2lb |
| turbanado | 2lb |
| potato flakes | 5lb |
| TVP | 1 pkg |
| kraft mac & cheese | 2 box |
| ramen | 3 pkg |
| tortellini | 2lb |
| Herbs | |
| chili powder | |
| cumin | |
| curry powder | |
| turmeric | |
| black pepper | |
| cinnamon | |
| frijole seasoning | |
| curry | |
| allspice | |
| thyme | |
| paprika | |
| organo | |
| achiote molido | |
| lemon pepper | |
| poultry seasoning | |
| citrus herb seasoning | |
| garlic salt | |
| almond flavor | |
| dried cilantro | |
| Snacks | |
| beef jerky | 2 |
| Beverages | |
| various teas (black, green, herbal) | lots |
| hot cocoa | 36 |
| drink mixes (tang, etc) | 30 |
| emergen-c | 10 |
| powdered milk drink | 3 (1 vanilla, 2 chocolate) |
| Other | |
| brownie mix | 4 bags |
| chocolate chips | 1 bag |
| peanut butter | 2 |
| soy sauce | 2 |
| olive oil | 1 bottle |
| white vinegar | 1 gal |
| honey | 1.5 bottle |
| hot sauce | WTF, like 30 bottles |
| canola oil | 1/2 gal |
| italian dressing | 1 |
And here is all the additional food we bought while in Puerto Vallarta.
| Fresh Food | |
| onion (each) | 15 |
| cabbage | 2 white, 1 red |
| cheddar cheese (lb) | 7 |
| sweet pepper | 6 |
| green onion (bunch) | 2 |
| egg | 60 |
| garlic (head) | 6 |
| potato | 16 |
| avocado | 10 |
| banana | 6 |
| oranges | 10 |
| limes (lb) | 4 |
| grapefruit | 2 |
| mozzarella (lb) | 7 |
| watermelon | 1 |
| canteloupe | 1 |
| pineapple | 2 |
| apples | 8 green, 8 red |
| lettuce | 1 |
| cucumber | 14 |
| jicama | 1 |
| chorizo | 8 links |
| Cans | |
| corn | 6 |
| tomatoes | 16 |
| mushrooms | 6 |
| tuna | 16 |
| tomato sauce | 6 |
| salsa | 15 |
| peaches | 5 |
| pears | 5 |
| Dry | |
| green lentils | 4 lb |
| red kidney beans | 2 lb |
| black beans | 2 lb |
| rice | 15 lb |
| chicken broth (boullion) | 2 box |
| flour | 25 lb |
| various shapes pasta | 5 lb |
| cornmeal | 5 lb |
| garbanzo beans | 2 lb |
| baking powder | 1 |
| baking soda | 1 |
| pancake mix | 2 |
| yeast | 30 pkg |
| white sugar | 5 lb |
| brown sugar | 5 lb |
| oatmeal | 3 lb |
| potato flakes | 2 box |
| Herbs | |
| Salt | 1 lb |
| bay leaves | 1 pkg |
| Snacks | |
| raisins | 6 pkg |
| prunes | 3 pkg |
| almonds | 3 lb |
| walnuts | 1 lb |
| crackers | 2 boxes |
| granola bars | 4 boxes |
| cookies | 5 boxes |
| jam | 5 |
| peanut butter | 5 |
| nutella | 1 |
| chocolate bars | 15 |
| chips | 4 |
| torillas | 2 |
| pizza doughs | 3 pkg |
| powdered milk | 1 |
| condensed milk | 2 |
| Other | |
| Parmesan cheese | 1 |
| margarine | 2 |
| olive oil | 1 |
| butter | 1 lb |
| mayonnaise | 3 |
| mustard | 1 |
| balsamic vinegar | 1 |
| ultra pasteurized mllk | 3 |
| juices | 16 |
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Breakfast and Internet
Enjoying some breakie and coffee in Hilo at bear’s coffee.
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