10/19/2009, Off Shore, passage from Vava'u Islands to Tongatapu Group
All is well on this fine Monday morning. We have just enough wind to fill the sails, so are motoring as well. We have blue sky this morning and lots of stars last night. The stars off shore are incredible. I have never seen such a display when we are on the land, so I look forward to these nights. The Milky Way stretches across the sky. The constellations would be easy to pick out, except I am not as familiar with this southern sky. My constellation guide book was destroyed when the bookcase got a soaking on our Rarotonga to Niue passage. Hopefully I'll be able to replace it in New Zealand. It looks like this is going to be one of those nice easy passages, so we are feeling quite pleased this morning. We are making good time and at this rate will arrive early tomorrow morning.
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10/18/2009, Neiafu, Kingdom of Tonga
Well, we are going to leave today for Nuku Alofa. The weather looks fine. The passage is only about 170 miles and will take about 2 days. We have some great pictures of the sailboat races from last Friday. We also have some great pictures of the pig roast last weekend. I will try to get them blog ready and posted when we arrive at Nuku Alofa.
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10/13/2009, Neiafu, Kingdom of Tonga
We declared a harbor day today. It's blowing in the 25 knot range with rain. It looks like great weather to dig into a good book or catch up on a few indoor boat projects. We also found some movies to watch. This is one of our favorite past times when using the generator to top off the batteries.
I have added a few new folders to the right. We receive questions about Tender Spirit, our destinations, or general cruising questions. We decided to add some general information articles to the blog. If there is something you would like me to write about, please let me know. I will be adding to the folders as time permits.
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10/10/2009, Vava'u, Tonga
While we have access to the internet, I took the time to make some changes for the blog. How do you like the new look? Are the folders helpful? What would make it even better?
Thanks so much for all the comments you post. We really enjoy reading through them. It is especially nice to know that you are out there, so please write away!
As I was reviewing previous posts, I realized that my writing has taken a turn for the worse, so I promise to spend more time editing and reviewing new posts before hitting the ole' send button!
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