Sailing into Minerva Reef yesterday was pure magic! South Minerva appeared on the starboard horizon about 3 miles from Sea Child. The giant rollers from a storm to the south broke on the reef, their mist shooting into the air as the waves exploded into balls of white. The navigation marker that showed on our Navionics chart for the Pacific Islands was missing, and spotters were necessary on the bows of Sea Child while Eric sailed us in. This giant figure-8 shaped reef is huge, with waves crashing over the reef, at low tide rocks protrude up and can be seen all around. At high tide, the reef disappears into colorful blues and greens, with the currents from the ocean much more prevalent. The winds are out of the south now, 10 knots, visability is good, scattered clouds. We are rigging up for a dive here at South Minerva, and anticipate an afternoon departure for Lautoka, Fiji, +400 NM to our NE.