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Lexington - Captain Bob: 16°. 16' south. 145°. 32 west.



We are headed to the south end of Fakarava. It is supposed to be a beautiful site. It is the site of the old capital Tetamanu, which is largely abandoned now from what I read. I do know that there is a dive shop and a few places to eat so it is probably more alive than when the book was written. Sailing is largely weather-based. There is a weather system to our southwest that caused north and west winds instead of the usual south east trades. When you are picking an anchorage you generally want the land nearest you blocking the wind and the wind blowing you offshore. Part of this is because winds build with fetch. Fetch is the distance over the water that winds have an effect over. Time is also a factor. We are heading to this area in hopes that the wind will veer (change direction in a counter clockwise direction) to the south from the west. That will give us good winds to be at anchor in. If we had north winds than the waves would build over 30 miles and be more uncomfortable.

Karen baked muffins this morning while underway. They were an excellent treat. We were eating lunch yesterday when a bunch of people came in off a live aboard dive boat. They were on a 10 day excursion trip and paid a flat fee to stay on the boat, do 4 dives a day and eat all their meals. They were very pleased. It was the Polynesian Master. They were mostly from the USA. May fair winds fill your sails with adventures of swimming in an aquarium!






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