0800 Position 20-30S 162-11W. 140 miles from Rarotonga
Yesterday morning Craig and Tom from the Rarotonga Yacht Club came down to the harbor to inspect Van Diemen with their kids. It was fun showing the young sailors, who hadn't seen a boat as big or nice as Van Diemen before, how a large sailboat functions. Customs and Health showed up to clear us out of the country while the kids were there, and Jim Bruce arrived with Rob and Renee in tow after picking them up at the car rental return. It was a party at the harbor.
All our visitors left in the early afternoon and shortly thereafter we got underway for Niue, 585 miles to the northwest. The winds and seas had backed off considerably over the two days we were in Rarotonga, and for the past twenty hours we have had great downwind sailing right on course. It is nice to have dry decks for a change.
The forecast calls for a weak front to come through this morning with variable winds behind it. We may be under power later today.
I put a fishing line out at dawn, and have my fingers crossed.
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