[password]seabird14
[position]12 05 S 096 53 E
[status]Still anchored upo at Direction Island where it has been blowing a steady 25 with gusts to 30 which has kept us hanging on the boat for the most part catching up with school and making some repairs. Diagnosed the engine problem and ordered the necessary part from Australia that should be in Saturday post which we can pick up next week when we can get to Home Island 1.5 nm directly upwind. Managed to temporarily fix it by borrowing an aux fuel pump from a fellow cruiser in case we need to move in the meantime. Looks like the winds will begin to moderate this week before spiking next weekend and then dropping the following week so we are making our plans to enjoy the island and local water accordingly.
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