Finally got away at 16:25 from Marsden Cove.  Sylvia and David from Kiss were kind enough to come down to the marina to wish us bon voyage.  Unfortunately too much still to do to stop for coffee!

For our first night we had a nearly full moon still waxing and plenty of wind from the SW to keep us going the way we want.  Andrew cooked an excellent meal of roast chicken with a sauce made from Tamarillos – a variation on chicken klitharaki.

Position: 33°43’S 175°20’E [-33.75,175.33] at local 11:26, BST 00:26 22nd August
139 miles by GPS from Whangarei Heads. North of the North Cape of NZ.
1031 miles to Savusavu, Fiji. ETA at 5 knots: 02:40 Tues 31st August local time
Wind: South West force 4 Sea temp: 18’C