Blue Pearl is about 450 nautical miles west of Tahiti on the way to the island of Niue. It is a beautiful day with a nice wind pushing us along at about 7-7.5 knots. Not bad..!
The loyal reader may remember that we were back in Tahiti to have some repairs completed and to wait for a generator part to arrive from the US. All that was done on Friday of last week but then we found out that we could not leave until the following Tuesday because the customs and immigration office was closed from Friday 2.00pm until Tuesday morning.
But underway we are and we have had some excitement too. Yesterday late afternoon several whales decided to swim along with us for a while. They were showing their fins and backs and blowing big spouts up in the air. First time we have seen these big guys since we left St. Lucia in January so this was quite a treat. This part of the Pacific ocean is known for whale life so maybe we will see more of them.
And then this morning Mike caught a nice tuna so we are all set for dinner tonight.
We were planning to catch u with the rally in Niue but that is unlikely to happen as the fleet will leave the island early because an approaching front with westerly winds will make the anchorage there untenable. By the time we get there all should be fine so we are planning to spend a couple of days there and maybe play with the whales
under water.
Once we leave Niue we will be going into the Tonga and Fiji area and cross the international date line. One day of cruising will be lost...too bad.!
Captain Ruud.