On to the Tuamotu's

We had a wonderful evening last night on board Scarlet O'Hara with good eats, good conversation, and calm seas. We got up this morning and upped anchor and said goodbye to all that and set sail for the Tuamotu's. Our plan is to head for th atoll of Manihi but we will see as we get closer. Other than an hour under motor to clear the western lee of Nku Hiva, we have been under mizzen and headsail and making 5-6 knots comfortably. The seas are 1-2 meters just now and we are taking everything on the stern quarter. We are rolling a bit but having a great sail. The monitor is doing it's thing perfectly so we are both pretty happy. We hope that the wind will hold for the next few days and that we can get to the pass on Manihi by high tide on the Monday. We will only spend a few days there as it is still 2 full days to get to Papeete and Cats Paw IV has to be there on the 18th to allow them to clear in and get ready for the haul-out to get their skeg and keel looked at.

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