[password]Tusi2284
[position]20 33.9S 149 12.4W
[speed]6.0kn
[heading]335T
[weather]NE 15-20kn, seas 1.5m, cloud cover 100% rain, baro 1018 steady
[status]We're 160nm from Papeete. The rain ahead of the next front has reached us but not the stronger winds so far. The front was the reason we left Raivavae a bit earlier than we had planned. A gannet or maybe it was a noddy landed on top of the outboard on the back rail yesterday before dark and stayed with us all night. He took great interest in our sail handling overnight but wasn't the least bit frightened of us. It left a few minutes ago. There was a spectacular lightning display to the SW of us last night presumably in the front but fortunately it didn't catch up with us. The front will be much closer tonight so we might see another display if the rain eases.

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