Position: 23deg 36min South, 178deg 39min West � back at sea
Slight variation in plans � joined Black Adder and another yacht Pacific Rose and dived and snorkeled the wreck on the South Eastern part of the inner reef, in reasonably shallow water. Later in the afternoon we joined Black Adder again on the outside of the reef � this time the normally inaccessible outer South Eastern Corner � we snorkeled for a good 40mins over the most amazing coral and saw all kinds of reef fish, two sharks, and a turtle. We then left the reef and have continued to sail to Tonga in very little winds. We have sufficient diesel on board to motor/motor sail to Tonga. We�re all tired so these watches are going to be very tuff. We are now hoping to reach Tonga on Wednesday morning all things being equal. We are delighted with our experience on both South and North Minerva Reefs and can only recommend to anyone who has the opportunity to go. Little Rebekah has managed to put her mask and snorkel on and has enjoyed seeing the fish.
Skipper
Hi Charles, Joy & fellow travellers. Just caught up with your first 10 days of what certainly seems like a big adventure. Looks like the rough start was followed by nothing less than Paradise in the middle of the Pacific. All is well at ADHB; same challenges as 10 days ago and probably the same as 2 months from now... Flu, Regional planning and Budgets keeping us busy...
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your final leg to Tonga.
Regards
Johan Vendrig