The winds held thru the night. The seas continued to be sizable, rocking us all night. Our helm shifts went by fast as we each selected a movie to entertain us. Mark watched an early Star Trek and I started the first of three Lord of the Rings movies. It stayed dry for my shifts. Top winds of 16 knots, which was not bad. Mark reefed on his shift when winds exceeded 24 knots. Made great speed all night. The morning sun rose and promptly hid behind clouds today. Much cooler day on the ocean. Mark said it sprinkled a bit at one point, but no other rain. I could see the main island of Vava'u from 20 miles away. Mark ended his 2nd sleep at 11:30. My stomach was again bothering me, so I slept for an hour or so and it settled. I was afraid to eat anything. Finally just had a protein shake. The entrance channel was in-between two small islands. We were greeted by a flock of small black birds with white beaks. No whale sightings. We sailed until we got close to the main island with winds up to 19 knots. I have to say that the breeze made me shiver. It was overcast and blowing hard and made me feel cold. We changed course around the main island and the wind was directly on our nose. Mark started the two engines. Furled the jib. Then dropped the main. We motored the last 5 miles to an anchorage behind Lotuma Island. There are many many islands all around us. We decided it was going to be too late to get to the town dock, so we plan to check in tomorrow. By the way, we crossed the date line, so we lost a whole day. It's not Sept. 5, but Sept. 6th!! Our clocks should have the right time, but Mark thinks it's an hour different than American Samoa. Surprised by how many houses are etched into the hilly islands. The hills are not even half the height of American Samoa. Passed several dive/fishing power boats along our travels. Also, saw numerous sailboats motoring along. Behind us is a whole row of closely placed balls. It may be marking shallows, but not sure. We are at least 120 feet in front of them. We made terrific speeds along this leg which meant we didn't have a third night on the ocean. Yeah! Enjoyed all the satellite messages. Thanks so much. It is heavenly to be back on flat water. We have this island in-between us and only 8 knots of wind at the moment, gusting up to 10 knots at times. Mark is having a very well deserved SG&T. We talked about being here for two weeks. It will be great to snorkel in these clear waters!