I am on my way to Niue Island. The wind and waves looked pretty inviting at the start but as it usually is, I was kind of irritated with it after a few hours on… The short and steep waves were annoying at first but a little later this feeling faded, so maybe I just got used to it ? Sailing is like somekind of love-hate relationship. It is unpleasant 90 % of the time but the remaining 10 % is worth double and triple in rewards, and that is when you know for sure why you put in all the effort. The wind is blowing from behind at a speed of 10 knots [18,5 kilometres or 11,5 land miles an hour], which is not the best direction for a ketch. Guppy is running at a speed of 4,5 knots [8,3 kilometres or 5,2 land miles an hour], and that is not the speed I am used to from ‘Gup’ – well, I’ll just have to accept it.There were three islands on my route and I have already passed the first one, Maupiti. In my opinion, the other two islands are just two too many since what they really are in fact, is super-shallow atolls which you do not see before you are right on top of them! There is another yacht sailing the same course as me far ahead in the distance… so if it did not sink then that route must be a good one for me too, hihi! I am trying to catch up with her, without too much gain yet, but now it is within my radar-alarm range all the time. Funny thing, I am now heading to an island my parents have never been to with their boat . This means I won’t have to answer any of the many questions my father asks me otherwise… questions like ‘”Is this still there?” ” Are Mr./Ms. Y still around?” ” How does it look like there now?” Sometimes this can become really funny…

Laura