Well the wind is. We passed between Halmahera Island and Morotai Island yesterday morning. It was nice to run between the two islands in relative calm. Took the opportunity to top up the fuel tank with the fuel containers we carry. 130 litres took us back to a fuel tank. We considered going ashore to get more fuel but the township/port wasn't obvious so we continued. We sailed on in variable winds and calm seas in the lee of the island.
Today the wind built quickly to 15-20 knots from the south and we have been punching into the wind as we do our best to head south east. We found our log, an impeller that measures boat speed, is leaking. The fitting has popped up when we've pounded hard. It pushes back down and seals OK but won't screw up any tighter as if an seal is missing. The blank does the same. Something to watch and try to fix when a calm spot emerges in daylight hours.
Today Courtney made cheesecake! A packet mix but still very nice. Three of the crew have now read the new Harry Potter book and now wait for Liz to finish books six, then seven, so conversations about can go on without being spoilers
Very little to see around us. We are out of sight of land again and virtually no fishing boats and haven't seen any large ships. Mary and Warren on Arawana made it to Manado in Suluwesi today. It's nice to talk to them each morning.
Now covered just over a 1000 of the 1800 miles to Gove.
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