Things are looking up: conditions have moderated somewhat while still producing very favorable progress toward Fiji. The crew is recovering from seasickness, the girls are back to normal and Corinne is getting there. We are still experiencing gusty winds and light rain with the squalls passing through but over-all the winds have diminished to a more comfortable level.
We are about 100 nm away from an island called Palmerston. It is one of the countless little places literally in the middle of nowhere! We have read that there are a few people living on the island but since there is no good harbor they do not encourage visitors. Apparently if you want to visit you need to anchor offshore and wait for someone to come out in their small boat. We don't plan to stop there but our course takes us within 10 miles so we will keep a lookout for lights during our passage in the dark.
Because of the time spent during our recent visit to the States and the additional time in Tahiti for boat projects we will not be making stops in Niue, Suwarrow or Tonga in order to get back on the Rally schedule. This is a bit disappointing but we will look forward to visiting these places on our next trip through the Pacific.
Brizo Crew