We have 200 miles to go to Opua, we are sailing with the spinnaker but the wind is slowly disappearing. Last night we had good wind with some change in direction but we were able to sail all night. The forecast is for light winds this afternoon and we are seeing that. Our first trip to Tonga was with strong winds and we are very happy with the weather window we are having this time.

We still have at least 42 hours to go. Arriving in Opua we will go straight to the Quarantine dock to do the paper work to be cleared into the country. This time of the year all the officials are very busy with several boats arriving every day. We cannot take any fresh food to New Zealand and the only fresh vegetables that we will still have are onion, cabbage and capsicum. We still have beacon and eggs and Nina is going to treat us with an English breakfast tomorrow morning. After that no more meat, the last sausages we had for lunch today and the cheese is also finishing. It will be nice to go to the supermarket and buy some fresh food and also some treats. A Brazilian barbecue is on the list, the last one we had was in Chile.

Position: 32° 21.8S: 176° 05.9E Course: 186° Speed: 4.5-5.0 knots Wind direction and speed: NE 7 knots