Once again the wind has weakened and is blowing directly from behind. As a result Guppy is heavily rolling back and forth and everything that was not nailed down is now lying on the floor. It wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t for my bowl of cornflakes landing on top of it all… I changed the jib for the poled out Genoa and undid the reef on the mainsail. It is great that I can keep the hatches open so the sun can come in for occasional visits … This really makes me feel good and I really hope the wind won’t weaken some more. If Guppy keeps going at 6 knots there is a good chance that I will arrive in Vanuatu by daylight. Besides a cargo ship last night, there hasn’t been much to see over here, no birds no fishes, and the last dolphins I have seen were when I was on my big crossing from the Galápagos to the Marquesas Islands – that’s sad really. I now have gone by New Zealand. I still find it very annoying that I just sailed past it at 1200 nautical miles only… But I told Guppy that for sure we go there in the near future…

Laura