11/23/2008, 338 miles to go
Hi all!
Just a quick update to let everyone know that we're doing well. The trip to New Zealand is supposed to be a tough one and, so far, that's true. We've been getting weather routed, and were told to heave to at one 29S 176E on Friday. Saturday they changed their minds and told us that we were hosed either way. Sunday and Monday will be the two toughest days and we're supposed to be prepared for 35 knot winds with up to 55 knot gusts (stay away from squalls). This morning things are not that bad. We have our main triple reefed and our staysail out right now and we're happily doing 5.5 knots. There's at least 16 other boats out here with us. We slowed way down for one night when we thought we were going to heave to and now we're in the middle of the pack.
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11/19/2008, Minerva Reef
We left Minerva reef at 9:00 am this morning. We had 4 spectacular days at Minerva with absolutely no wind. It was easy to catch fish and the snorkeling was fantastic. The weather for the next few days looks good and we'll have some wind. We're currently slogging it out in south west winds but they are supposed to change later this after noon.
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11/15/2008, Minerva Reef
After motoring for, like, forever we're safely anchored at Minerva reef. This may be the first place we've anchored that a cruise ship doesn't visit. There are 10 other boats anchored here currently.
The motor is still knocking a bit and the rudder still makes some bumping noises. Adventure seems to be doing well otherwise.
As we arrived Casey screamed, "Hey! Where are the trees?!" Minerva is just a big truck stop on the way to New Zealand. I wish there were a couple of more spots. It's 800 miles to New Zealand after this. The weather is going wrong and we suspect that we'll be here until Tuesday.
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