At 3 in the morning (Wednesday morning), we experienced a total black-out and were unable to start the engines at the most critical time on the whole passage. We were 700 meters away from the eastern reefs of the atoll Kauehi, drifting straight towards them with no wind to propell us forward. I will go into detail when I update my blog, but to sum it up, we managed to set sail through a monumental team effort and managed to sail around Kauehi, barely avoiding the reefs. It was a close call, but we persevered and are now all the wiser for it.

 

Now we are safely anchored off the village Rotoava on the north eastern corner on the atoll Fakarava. We have already been snorling in the pristine waters here. Needless to say we have had the enchor dram and now the kitchen team is preparing a stunning dinner: Indrefillet with fløtegartinterte poteter (Google translate it to see what we will enjoy ;-) ... It will be an organoleptisk experience.

 

With the sun setting outside and "Honey Bee" by Madrugada playing on the stereo we are chilling and enjoying ourselves ... The atolls of Tuamotos here we come!