I woke up early, replied to a bunch of Signal messages, which came in during the night and will now write about the last days.

One day I had to do IT work because the Joe’s adapter to charge her old Windows PC gave up. Now she is using my old Linux machine, which I keep as a back up for me.

Then yesterday, I first worked on the PRT side lazy stays. I had to go up the mat twice. However, I could not complete the work on the sail bag because the wind was to strong.

Instead, I completed work on the PRT side bow net, which got loose from the waves banging against it from beneath during our heavy sail from NZ to here. One eye for the holding line was yanked out. I could fix it in again with a stitched on enforcement. It could even be stronger now. This task has now its check mark.

I’m already working on the next sail to Fiji. A good conversation I had yesterday with Shane, the Californian, of SV Outrun, gave me good information for my decision on the port of entry to be used in Fiji. It will be Savusavu on the island of Vanua Leva. The Marina I will use for inbound clearance is Nawi Marina on Navi Island just north in front of Savusavu. I expect a reply from them today.

I also reached out for the authorities of Fiji on where to send the Advanced Notice of Arrival (ANA). The document is 13 (thirteen!!!) pages long including 2 pages on what fees we have to pay. The fees are hefty. But such is sailing life.

Yesterday, I also got the proof that my sourdough doesn’t work anymore. The bread I baked tastes good but doesn’t rise anymore. I don’t know what spoiled my sourdough but I gave it already to the fishes. Fortunately, to save time, I prepared already a new sourdough, which is ready for the next bread in two days. I only need to get a replacement for my nice glas bowl, which broke when a big wave hit us on the wave from NZ to Vava’u. I saw already two plastic bowls in a shop but need to take my meter with me to see if it has the right size.

Yesterday, after a night and day of southerly winds, the temperature was down to 24 degC. The wind brought the greeting directly from Antarctica.

Talking about wind, the wind seems to be down enough to work on the lazy stays and the sail bag right now; I’ll get up and start working.