[password]quitox
[position]31 57S 173 44E
[weather]Sunny and cool. Wind 2.9kn NE. Seas 1m SE. 1018mb. 74F
[speed]6.7kn motorsailing with full main and staysail.
[heading]172T
[status]In the home stretch! The wind and seas have calmed, and we are able to head straight for the entrance of the Bay of Islands, where we hope to arrive tomorrow afternoon or evening (my fingers are getting cramped from being crossed for so long). We enjoyed having several chocolate-colored shearwaters fly over our wake for a few hours, looking for tidbits (I may have thrown them some pieces of chicken), and an albatross made an appearance. So I have seen my albatross for the passage. We had an early Thanksgiving dinner last night of roast chicken, peas and carrots, and a cranberry sauce I made from cooking dried cranberries (you try finding fresh cranberries, or even cranberry sauce, in Fiji!) with orange juice, sugar, and spices. We were even able to enjoy it at the cockpit table - our first meal not holding our plates or bowls in our laps! I posted to our Sailblog today.
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