Today was difficult with SSW 18-22 knot winds on the nose. We made little or no progress towards Opua, but did work our way further south. At dinner time the engine came on again, and we were moving along at 5.0-5.3 knots towards Opua. We have 180 miles left to go. A New Zealand Air Force plane flew over us, hailed us on the VHF 16, and asked Port of Entry and ETA. It was a cool contact! Also, we saw our first albatross on our South Pacific trip: a yellow-headed albatross. As I was wearing my yellow foul weather gear, he gave me an extra look. I had a yellow hat on, so he may thought I was family.