present position: N 6deg 59.5, E 157deg 50.5 COG 078, S)G 6.6kts

baro: 29.77
wind: NE 15kts
seas: chop over 2+ meters multiple, confused swell
cloud 50% cover

approaching Pohnpei



20 miles out from the seaward end of the passage through the reef at Pohnpe. This passage is located at 11 o'clock of Pohnpei, if you consider the island to be a clock.
It is 11 am local time, as we have just passed into another time zone -- ZD -11. With 3-4 hours to go before we enter the reef, we will have good light
to do so. Wind continuous in the high teens, occasionally up to 20 the past 36 hrs has made for a bumpy, but tolerable, ride. Being we are arriving on Sunday afternoon,
it may be until tomorrow before we can clear through and go ashore. At this point we can see the high point of Pohnpei island (at 2000 feet) ahead of us.

I'm looking forward to posting some photos, presuming wireless connectivity when we get inside. At this point I know nothing about being able to get a SIM card, to get onto
the local mobile phone system.