North of Raivave, South of Tahiti 9 Jul 2010 23.2307S 147.9134W

It would have been a good day for exploring Raivavae, but it’s an exceptional day for a sail. If it were this beautiful out here every day, we would not be the only boat we’ve seen in over 3 weeks. Well we did see one tanker, just before we arrived in Raivavae on his way from NZ to Panama, he came very close, we chatted and he gave us a nice friendly long loud blast and a bunch of short ones with his mega-horn, that was a thrill (it doesn’t take much out here).

We have blue sky above, a long slow swell from the south that isn’t impacting our comfort, and minimal windwaves from the east. We have 15 knots on the beam, we’re reaching for Tahiti at about 6.5 knots. We’re all in high spirits, and if this weather holds for another 36 hours or so, we’ll have great visibility for that eclipse.

xoxomo