Soon time for the big off. Boat cleaned and tidied. Last minute shopping done, Porac bought 4 loaves of bread and 3 crates of beer. Think he over did it with the bread. Its tuesday night and the last plans are being made. Up early to get the boat filled with 800 litres of diesel before we set off. New Caledonia is 960 miles away, at an average of 5 knots thats 8 days of sailing. Weather looks good but can obviously change over a few days. Won’t be able to report in for a few days – wish me luck !! I would leave my CD collection to someone but i sold them all to music magpie !!
Sunday 5th May
Went for a long walk down the beach today as the sun was out and the wind had died down. A great long beach and i was the only one on it for some time until a lonely jogger appeared. Back on the boat we re-checked the forecast and there were strong winds coming in from the west, going to hit in the afternoon and last during monday and monday evening. As soon as this front passes we will head out for New Caledonia, should take between 8-10 days averaging 4-5 knots but might do it a bit quicker depending on the weather. View from the beach looking across the river to the extinct volcanoes. 