[password] beavis
[position] 21 21.76S 35 47.03E
[weather] partly cloudy, wind 12-15 SE, rough seas (2-3 meters)
[speed] 6 knots
[heading] 248 True
[status] All is well aboard, and we have 22 miles to go to entrance of the Bazaruto, Mozambique, anchorage, where we will stop for a few days for protection from some bad weather that's heading this way. We had some rough weather yesterday. We were expecting a short storm with maybe 20-25 knots of wind, but it ended up being the most intense frontal boundary of a storm that we've ever experienced with up to 40 knots of wind. Fortunately, the extremely high winds (35-40) lasted only about 30 minutes. There was also heavy rain and lots of lightning, and our iPads and phone went into the microwave in case of a lightning strike, which luckily did not happen! Glad to have that behind us! Once all that passed, we had good sailing for the rest of the day and night, although not particularly comfortable with the rough seas. We're looking forward to a few days at anchor.

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