Day 1
23:00 (UTC) Note: 12 hour difference between local time and UTC (Universal Time Coordinate).  
Flat calm seas, no wind. sunny skies.  Reminiscent of our entry into New Zealand 18 months ago.  The only difference is the conspicuous absence of a dolphin escort... perhaps they can't understand why anyone would leave this natural wonderland?  
Knot meter not working.  
17:30 (UTC) Dusk.  The full moon is rising and benign conditions persist.  Our preventative measures against seasickness have been unneccessary so far.  So far so good!  By the time the predicted wind and seas pick up mid-passage, we should have our sea legs back and may not need any more seasickness medication!  
Knot meter inspected - seems fine - must be growth on hull just forward of impeller impeding ability to calculate speed. Nothing to be concerned about.
07:00 (UTC)  Enough wind has picked up for us to sail.  Moonlit skies and a canopy of twinkling stars illuminate our way - this is idyllic.  Wind: 8-9 knots NE.  Swell:  1 metre NE.  Course of ground is NE too, but conditions are comfortable. Barometer: 1030.
19:07 (UTC) Partial cloud cover, still chilly - it will be a few days before we can sail comfortably without multiple layers.  Carving through shorter period waves on a bit of a heel.  Massive albatross glided past our bow.  
20:00 (UTC)  Daily check-in with Southern Cross Net
22:00 (UTC) Two meter swell from the NE, confused seas. Single reef in main.  Close reach.  Not comfortable down below anymore.  Here we go...

Day 2
02:12 (UTC) Double reefed main, single reefed genoa.  Wind waves added to 2 meter swell.
07:00 (UTC) Black cloud bank approaching. Switching genoa for staysail.  
10:15 (UTC) Triple reefed main.  
13:00 Swapped staysail for triple reefed genoa.
18:00 (UTC)  Knot meter impeller working again - boisterous seas must have knocked off surrounding growth on hull.  Feels windier than 22knot metre reading.
Both Seasick.
20:00 (UTC)  Steep waves. Sea spray into cockpit. Cold. Wet. Salty.  Neither of us can go below.  We take turns napping in the cockpit.

Day 3
04:04 (UTC) Steep, rough seas. 4-5 metre swell. Cloud bank ahead over horizon. Same sail plan.  Salt crystals accumulating everywhere. Perpetually wet. Still sick.
07:00 (UTC) Having difficulty attaining weather router's course due to adverse conditions.  Altered course 5 degrees to leeward.
11:20 (UTC) Barometer continues to drop gradually.  
23:15 (UTC) Rain squall. Motor sailing to charge batteries and increase windward distance towards destination.  Bottle of ginger ale rolls across cockpit.  
23:35 (UTC) Turned off motor.  Triple reefed main and genoa, close reach, as NE conditions continue.  Wind: 30 knots.

Day 4
02:49 (UTC)  Big wind. Big seas. Dropping barometer.
Both so sleep deprived, the line between reality and dreams is blurred.
03:09 (UTC)  Course adjustment from NNE to N for comfort and safety in current and forecasted weather as per weather router's advice.  
10:00 (UTC) Wind on our nose (11-14 NNE), minor squalls.  Motoring with reefed main, luffing.
10:21 (UTC) Motor switched off.  Sailing again.
13:20 (UTC) Kim got slapped in the behind by a fish.  Gooey, scaly, smelly mess but no fish on deck.

Day 5
01:23 (UTC)  Seas abated to 2-3 metres. Barometer continues to drop: 1017.  Dolphins play at our bow.
05:38 (UTC) Squally looking skies ahead.
11:08 (UTC)  Very squally night. Gusts to 33 knots.  Barometer still dropping. Moon continues to keep us company.
23:35 (UTC)  Rain squalls have abated but seas increasing again - some at 6 metres (Tom thinks I'm exaggerating).

Day 6  
04:00 (UTC)  Seas calmed to 3-4 metres. Fast boat at 7.3 knots.
Passing through many squalls.  By now what’s predictable is the wind dropping just before a squall hits, just enough time to prepare for a following gusty, unpredictable blow.
05:32 (UTC)  Seas abated to 2 metre swell.
Barometer: 1008 and holding. Wind: 15 knots
No longer seasick.  Finished bottle of ginger ale.
17:55 (UTC)
1 metre swell. Wind: 17 knots.  Speed over ground: 6.7
Cloud cover dissipating.  Rice crackers and pears seem somewhat appealing.  First food in days.
21:10 (UTC) Motor sailing to edge ourselves as close as possible towards our destination.

Day 7
03:00 (UTC)  Sunny and hot! Wind: 12-13.  Seas: 1.5 metres.
08:20 (UTC)  Motoring into wind and swell into Fiji waters.  Sixty  miles away from first waypoint between outlying islands.
First call heard on VHF since leaving New Zealand!
12:10 (UTC)  Seas: 1-1.5 metres. Wind: 11-12 knots.
Moonlight. Stars.  Warm night.
Jellyfish on deck.
14:15 (UTC)  Sheet Lightening over Viti Levu.
21:00 (UTC)  Adjacent to Suva in Herald Passage.
Still no vessels in sight.

Day 8
Sea: .5 metres.  Wind: 6 knots.  Sunny, 32 degrees Celsius.
We can see land!
Seabirds diving for fish nearby.  Cargo ship in the distance
07:39 (UTC)  Warm, calm conditions, clear sky for star gazing during last night on passage.
10:02 (UTC)  Large, well lit vessel off port side - no identifying characteristics on AIS.  Frequent VHF traffic now.  Someone with a thick accent seems to be hailing us, but no answer to response contact heard, and no vessel visible.  
19:05 (UTC)  Sea: 1 foot swell.  Wind: 3-4 knots.  
Barometer: 1010.
20:14 (UTC)  Just entered Point Passage into Savusavu Bay.
Sunny and already warm at 08:14 local time.  Flat calm bay, spectacular green tropical landscape, birds chirping in the mangroves, Copra Shed staff leading the way to our mooring ball in an aluminum skiff.  Ahhhhhhh.... we have arrived.