Anyway, got underway for Tonga finally. Currently sailing well at about 5 k in 2 to 3 m swell so the motion is not bad. Nice day but I'll be glad when I get there. Should be in Tonga Wednesday, but Thursday there = dateline crossing.
Staring at the charts - Fiji is another 4 or 5 day passage away, but if I just pick down the Tonga group to the south, I'm the same 9 to 10 days from NZ. Leaving from Fiji is supposedly a little easier, not a lot. I'll have to decide if another passage vs. seeing Fiji is worth it.
Boat seems fine.
Last night was interesting in that the whales were about and I could hear them singing through the hull. It was eerie. I tried listening with the stethascope but it didn't help. This morning while getting ready to go I noticed that I could see little fish clearly about the rocks on the bottom = through 46' of water!
So, supper now and settle in for the night. Hopefully the wind holds as it is and doesn't pick up much.
-----
At 07/09/2011 4:20 AM (utc) our position was 18°57.15'S 170°31.73'W
Staring at the charts - Fiji is another 4 or 5 day passage away, but if I just pick down the Tonga group to the south, I'm the same 9 to 10 days from NZ. Leaving from Fiji is supposedly a little easier, not a lot. I'll have to decide if another passage vs. seeing Fiji is worth it.
Boat seems fine.
Last night was interesting in that the whales were about and I could hear them singing through the hull. It was eerie. I tried listening with the stethascope but it didn't help. This morning while getting ready to go I noticed that I could see little fish clearly about the rocks on the bottom = through 46' of water!
So, supper now and settle in for the night. Hopefully the wind holds as it is and doesn't pick up much.
-----
At 07/09/2011 4:20 AM (utc) our position was 18°57.15'S 170°31.73'W
No comments:
Post a Comment