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Slow going! We are really paying the price of extending our Aitutaki departure. Winds have been less than 5 kts since midday yesterday...but...we still standby our choice to stay for the amazing celebration we witnessed in Aitutaki. With all this light air the seas have flatten and sleeping was heavenly. The purr of the engine was the icing on the cake. Looks like we might get some breeze later this afternoon and we expect to arrive at Bevridge reef first light tomorrow morning. The reef is supposed to be "out of this world". It's a completely submerged atoll, alone and isolated in the middle of the ocean. Kidney shaped, 6 miles N-S x 4 miles E-W with a deep water, turquoise colored, center lagoon and a 12' deep sandy bottomed shelf running around the inside rim of the reef. Lots of fish, coral, great snorkeling and diving. Excellent tuna fishing and lobsters hunting and a great anchorage makes this place very special. Once anchored we will be protected even in a huge blow (
up to 50 kts). At high tide the reef is totally under water and all you can see is the waves breaking on the outside of reef and the remains of fishing boat that was claimed by the reef. We are looking forward to lots of fun at Bevridge Reef![END]