24:48.7N  66:13.2W   The day was a bit "funky"…overcast, regular small squalls, light "rocking and rolling".  Mid-day the conditions produced several nice rainbows (see picture)…always nice to indicate we are approaching our "pot at the end of the rainbow/passage".  Fuel was our operational focus…again….just like the last passage south  We carry 1400 liters, about 350 gallons, which seems always exactly what we need on the passage.  While we had some strong winds and sailed, with the wind forward of the beam and the seas out of the east at 6-9 feet, we needed the engine assisting just to keep the head crashing into the waves and moving forward…..the wind provided the motive force to get us up to 9.5 knots, but the engine needed to provide the sustaining force so the big waves did not "stop" the boat…so we have had the engine running most of the time.  We transferred (from our forward tank) and polished our fuel, (extra filtration system assuring the main tank fuel is very clean so we do not have engine or filter problems)   so our main tank is now topped at 580 litters.  So here is a little math question for the Lake Magdalene 3rd grade class…with that amount of fuel, and we are presently burning 11 liters per hour creating a speed of 8 knots with a distance to go of about 400 miles to our port, if we need to keep motoring like this, WILL WE MAKE IT TO PORT??  And this is not just a "test question"….this is real life and we need to know the answer…and with the answer, the captain (me) then needs to decide how much pure sailing we need to do, or how much sailing/motoring at a lower speed we need to do.  The further answer will come in the update with the blog tomorrow….but you can be sure I will be going through this calculation many times today!!  So now to our "Thanksgiving" tradition….the rainbow was a good omen…we are nearing the end of our passage, having travelled 990 miles, we have 400 to go, and conditions seemed fairly flat tonight, although rain meant we needed to split dinner with the two watch standers in the cockpit, and 4 of us below.  With "Cap" aboard…and we are so fortunate that he is….get this….we had a FULL baked and stuffed turkey breast with wings, bread stuffing, potatoes, gravy, and cranberry sauce, with a little Chardonnay…what a fabulous dinner!!  We celebrate being Thankful for a safe passage and having the pleasure of a great and highly congenial crew!!  Once again, King Neptune and the Lord looked over us!  In the photos, you can partly see the white turkey meat in the pan, the pan lids are over the carcass, with the rest of the meal on the stove….and "dinner in a bowl" due to light rocking and rolling! And of course we had dessert:  Haagen Dazs, Swiss Vanilla Almond ice cream!!   …. So now, what will this last leg look like….will it have challenges….what happens when the easterly trade winds come in play in about 12 hours?  Captain Mike