Re: Marquesas to Tuamotos day 1

Nickanddenisesailing
Mon 12 Jun 2017 01:08
12.07.10 S 141.05.83 W cog 184 speed 5.9 (reefs in head and main) wind gusting up to 20 from ESE. Moderate seas. Time 3pm local marquesas.

Hello from day 2.

We are making good ground as the wind has been on the beam and in our favour for the last 24hrs. Its just started moving more forward - fingers crossed we can hold it on the beam for most of the rest of the trip.

Life on board is going ok, I have been a bit sea sick again which is frustrating, but it seems to be getting easier. The goat is in the pot and ready for curry tonight. Nick has been working hard in the galley while ghost captain and I have been hanging out on deck.

We had a nice non eventful night - a few rain squalls here and there but nothing too serious. We re hoping for the same again tonight. We are both so excited to get to the islands that we are like kids in a long car trip impatiently counting down the hours. We are trying not to be too restless and time our arrival with good day light and slack tide so we can make it through the pass in the reef of the atoll. Exciting stuff.

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