The weather report looks great this morning so we will be able to leave this morning for Lautoka. The off shore forecast is actually improving, so we should be on our way to Tuvalu (Funafuti atoll) in the next 24 hours. Our passage from Lautoka is 635 nautical miles. If all goes well we should have the anchor down around September 16.
Chuck and I both have the same birthday, September 15, so it looks like once again we will be off shore. Our timing for this rots. We've been off shore every year since we left Alaska. We were really trying to be ashore this year but that's how is goes. Maybe next year!