Day 7 Tonga to Opua, NZ
10 October 2017 | South Pacific Ocean
Gillian
Another night of motoring until 4am when the wind picked up, and we have been sailing for most of the day. We are really feeling the cold now and wearing jackets, waterproof pants and scarves. Today I dug out the duvet as we are even getting chilly in bed with our cotton blankets. This morning Neil topped up the diesel tank from the jerry cans and it is full once more, giving us another two full days of motoring if we need it. We are making good progress and may even make a Friday night arrival. Yesterday we did 141nm and currently we are sailing at 6 knots with 14 knots of wind. We are sailing upwind so are heeling once more, but as the sea is relatively calm it is fairly comfortable.