Noumea - Bundaberg - Saturday 9am

position:  23 degrees 24.6 minutes S; 161 degrees 19.4 minutes E
Sailing at 5.5 knots course 260 in 15 knots from 120.  452 miles to go!
After so long in the tropics, feeling really cold as we head further south, especially at night.Both feel as if we are coming down with a cold.  Hopefully warmer in Bundaberg! Lighter winds forecast for tomorrow, then much stronger on Monday and Tuesday.

Noumea - Bundaberd Friday 0900

Position 22 degrees 48.9 minutes S; 164 degrees 03.1 minutes E
Sailing at 7.4 knots course 230
wind currently 15 knots from 120, but well reefed - it has been squally, rainy and miserable all night, seas uncomfortable and building..

At sea - satphone report 1330 thursday

Have cleared out, and leaving Noumea for Bundaberg in Australia.
Course 260, sailing at 7.5 knots in SE 15.
735 miles to go to landfall at the top of Fraser Island, hope to arrive Tuesday.

Fiji - New Caledonia - Saturday

Position - 22 degrees 14 minute S; 167 degrees 33 minutes E.
Sailing at 7 1/2 knots course 255 in 15-20 knot wind from 150
27 miles to the reef entrance!

fiji - New Caledonia, Friday

position:  21 degrees 25 minutes S; 170 degrees 12 minutes E.
sailing at 7 knots course 246 degrees, wind 10 knots from 140.
Good sailing, but cold!
180 miles to go!

Fiji - New Caledonia thursday

Position 20 degrees 34 minutes S, 172 degrees 48 minutes E
Sailing at 7 knots in a 10 knot breeze from 150 degrees, cloudy.  Was calm for a while in the night and motored, good to be sailing again.  Forecast 10 knots S to SSE.

Fiji - New Caledonia - Wednesday

Satphone report:
Position 19degrees 19 minutes S; 175 degrees 16 minutes E.
sailing at 6 knots, course 235.  Wind 10-15 knots from 080.
477 miles to reef entry New Cal!
At sea again!  We left Vuda point marina early tuesday and headed out through the reef into  a moderate breeze right on the nose, choppy seas and a rolling swell.  Wind has come around to the East with more comfortable seas, mostly overcast skies.  Forecast light winds tomorrow.