Sand Dollar slipped its mooring this morning and departed Penrhyn Atoll bound for Suwarrow Atoll 393 miles to the southwest. The passage will take three days if winds are at least 10 knots. At present the wind is east-southeast at 12 knots on the port quarter and the boat is making 5.2 kts. which will put me into Suwarrow Tuesday afternoon.

Suwarrow Atoll is uninhabited except for a caretaker placed there by the Cook Islands government. The island is a national park, is protected and is frequented by cruisers on their way from Bora Bora to Pago Pago, American Samoa. There are no facilities except for the caretaker's hut and a place on the beach for barbecues. I expect to see at least half a dozen other boats there.

All else is well onboard. The weather is pleasant, the skies partly cloudy and no rain squalls yet today.