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Position: 19 21s 159 52w
Image: Making bread rolls while watching the swell roll
Day 3 since leaving the officially uninhabited island of Maupelia. This would be disputed by Edgar who lives there with a few others and went Spearfishing with us and then cooked up all the fish we (he) caught. It was an amazing dinner in a surreal place with Poisson Cru, grilled whole fish, and coconut crab.
So we are officially past the "yuck" part of ocean passage making, and feeling good for it. We are making good ground in 20-25 knots from behind. 24hr average is 7.75kn which is a pretty good average for our little cruising boat. We have successfully sailed around some uncomfortable conditions, thanks to our world famous weather man - Bob McDavitt. It's pretty cool having him on our team.
At this rate we might cross the date line and make Tonga by their Friday which would let us avoid hefty overtime charges for arriving on Saturday.
Thought for the day: Don't be an island, but if you're going to be, at least be an inhabited one![END]