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Eight days till the first day we can cast off for the thousand mile trip to Fiji. Piet, our friend and trusty crew member, arrives on May 3 and we take the first good weather window after that. A promising passage prognosis is leaving on the back of a low pressure, just after a front has gone through, with a high pressure following it, ensuring winds from a favorable direction.
We have our CAT1 clearance, customs forms filled in, charts sorted, grab bag on the ready, and I'm filling any available space with food next week. We settle on the Rawene house on Wednesday. Its all very exciting and a bit scary too.
I'm sending this on Sailmail, an email system that transmits through our single sideband radio. I'm practicing for transmitting at sea.
Janet
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