We arrived at South Minerva reef at 4:30 this afternoon. We are going to hover on the leeward side (west) of the reef until about 1 am, then head towards North Minerva reef. This will give us a chance to fish at South Minerva and then arrive at daybreak at North Minerva to enter the pass in daylight. We plan to spend 1 night anchored at North Minerva before heading to Fiji. It looks like a nice weather window for the 450 miles to Savusavu.
Even though we will have watches tonight, it will be nice not to be heeled over. We have been sailing on starboard for 5 days and the last 2 have been fairly close to the breeze, so we were more heeled over. This means I can make dinner without worrying about everything flying out of the fridge at me.
Everyone is excited about snorkeling on the reef tomorrow. Gigi is going to try to spear her first fish. She wants to get a parrot fish. I can't wait to see the shockingly beautiful coral. And we all can't wait to get more lobster.
Cheers,
Julie
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