Heading for the Rarotonga

Hi from Apropos on day 3 out of Bora Bora, heading to Rarotonga. Our current position is 19deg 5min S, 156deg 00 min W which puts us over half way there. Calm seas, light winds, and sunny skies. We’re presently sailing along the rhumb line at 5.7 knots in a NW wind of 7-8 knots with full Genoa, Main, and Mizzen sails up. Nothing to see out here but blue ocean–no birds, no islands, no ships. Jacintha and I just finished watching the movie We Bought A Zoo. Karen made a big pot of Minestrone for dinner!! We have to eat all our fruits and vegetables before reaching Rarotonga or customs will confiscate them upon arrival when they come aboard for the required inspection. We still have some limes, bananas, oranges, carrots, and potatoes.
I was beginning to worry about fuel consumption since we motored for a straight 40 hours on days 1-2, but the wind picked up enough to sail. We still have over half of our fuel supply in the tanks. The long motoring did our batteries good since they were running low from our 16-days at anchorage in Bora Bora. Even though we used the generator every few days, it takes a long-running charge to get them back to a fully charged state. We even used the microwave last night to make popcorn!

“An adventure is not about where it ends. Because that’s not what an adventure is about.  So anything that happens from here on out is a bonus”. –quote from We Bought a Zoo.

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