[password] Boatfloat66

[position] 20 55.364S 167 04.970E

[speed] 0knts

[heading] 0T

[status] Just anchored at Baie de Drueulu, Lifou Island. Quite a ride from Mare today. We both remember the forecast saying 20 knots but the wind thought that 30-40 would be more appropriate for the occasion. We decided to put a reef in in the main and bring in a bit of the headsail after we were pegging 11-12+ knots boat speed continuously. To be fair the surf may have had a part to play in this too. Actually it was probably 50/50 sailing and surfing. (We are not including wave heights in this post out of consideration for our families.)

Anyway, here we are at Lifou. The kids inform us that this is "just like Hawaii!" (after a stressful day of watching movies in first class). We will head in to see the village Chief tomorrow and pay our respects. Now aiming to be in Port Vila around 6 July to hook up with Sea Mercy.

[weather] 25knts SSE, calm seas (in the bay), 20% cu cloud, 1011 baro
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