Day 26 - Fair winds, following seas!
06 April 2024 | 380 miles Northeast of Hiva Oa
Kirk Groehnert | Sunny and few clouds, 83F

Today was a nearly perfect day of sailing with the wind on our port quarter (board reach) and about 15 kts which gave us good speed and a comfortable ride. We should have weather like this for the remainder of our 380 miles to the Marquesas, litte less than three days :)
While we are eager to get there, it's not like we are going crazy to get off the boat because of the space or something even after such a long voyage. We want to see these remote islands but also a normal night of sleeping will be nice, without having to do a watch.
We will be at anchor and we expect the anchorage to be pretty crowded with boats like ours. Because there might not be room for us, we were researching alternatives to spend the night at anchor. Boats will be coming and going all the time so it shouldn't be too much of an issue.
Today we received WiFi phone call from my parents which is always an enjoyable chat. With Starlink we can stay in touch just like home. Starlink has really changed everything now, particularly in the boating world where just a short while ago it would cost tens of thousands of dollars to have internet onboard and even then, it was not as fast. And no, I do not get a commission from Starlink! I should though!