2.5 days from NZ and 3.5 days to Fiji

The waters have leveled out, we aren't breaking through waves, just gentle up and down movement. A person can actually get a good night's sleep in this. The wind was down to 5 knots for most of the last day, but it is getting up to 19 again now. Find us on google earth 27.34.286 S and 175.34.258 E. The trip is going well. Oh and the temp. is up to 22.8 degrees C at 9:00 pm local time - getting warmer. Pretty soon we will be whining about being too hot!

I have to apologize for going on and on about our broken thruster. It's like when you get older and the biggest news you have to talk about is the new pills that your Dr. gave you or which part of your body aches the most. The thruster story (Epic Event as one of our friends put it) seemed note worthy amongst all of the ooohing and aaaahing I've been doing about New Zealand.

Anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know we are still chugging along.

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