pos 7d09 S - 114d 19 W
Hivas Oa: 1467nm
Another good 24 hr run: 169nm

So we tried bread again this morning, this time following a recipe; result marginally better than yesterday but really not great; too caky, crust not crusty, inside too dense. Edible though.

Weather conditions are similar to previous days except for some overcast skies behind us.
This morning we had to fight with the reacher that had not rolled up properly when we took it down yesterday. So upon hoisting it created a big pocket at the top that caught the wind; so we manage to bring it down and spent about an hour trying to fix the problem. Now it's back up and flying and we'll see how it rolls when we take it down. Taking it down is not a problem; the problem is unfurling it after hoisting it, if it didn't furl properly.
We had a beautiful moonlit night, and an amazing moonset with a big and bright red moon setting under the jib.

Tickets: ok great and thank you very much. Did you manage to get it back from Raiatea for me or will I just find my way back to Papeete? I'm suprised that the trip back from Raiatea for you is so expensive since it's only 130 miles away. I wonder if they have ferries doing it. If my ticket is not from Raiatea, I'll look at the possibility of taking the boat back which might be cheaper.
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So Bernie Sanders? But no Warren. Maybe I'll vote for Bernie. I don't like political dynasties and there is not much I like about Hilary other than she is a woman. But that may be enough to trump her bad stands on so many issues. Just to establish a precedent. Although one could make the same argument for Thatcher but there hasn't been another woman PM in England in the 35 years since! So the argument is not very strong!
Anyway, happy Friday.

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Yesterday Nat and I sung Wagon Wheel and Jamaica Farewell, after dinner. He sings almost as badly as I do! Luckily there isn't much of an audience; even the flying fish are more scarce - but it couldn't be our singing, could it?