October 27-29, 2014
Logbook – October 27, 2014 (Nomuka Iki to Kelefesia)
Passage Log
- 1023 Engines on
- 1030 Depart Nomuka Iki
- 1134 Engines off main (2 reef) + Genoa (2 reef)
- 1330 Engines on, sails down
- 1450 Engines off. Arrive Kelefesia
Daily Notes
- Bash to Kelefesia, beautiful island, beautiful beach
- B/T/Jack – explore island. Boys skim board.
- T/Jack – Nighttime lobstering
Email to family and friends dated October 27, 2014
Subject: Exodus – Kelefesia
We arrived yesterday at our last stop in Ha’apai, and wow, what a great way to end the run. Unlike the other islands, which are totally flat like motus of an atoll, Kelefesia has some slight elevation to it, and the contrast is striking. There is a beautiful beach that ends at with sandspit off the tip of the island, and apparently it’s “awesome for skim boarding!” Tim and Jack walked the reef last night lobstering. I was asleep when they got back, so I don’t know if we’re having a lobster feast tonight, or if I’m going to have to whip something up from the dregs of our freezer. We intend to stay here for a few days and then make a long day sail down to Nuku’alofa.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Logbook – October 28, 2014 (Kelefesia)
Daily Notes
- Jack’s Birthday!
- T/J spearfish. 2 pampanos + 1 sm. grouper
- Crazy game of resistance
Logbook – October 29, 2014 (Kelefesia)
Daily Notes
- Generator out of gas – 2 false starts: 1) gas vent closed (previously left open) 2) kept vibrating off water jug
- Last day in Ha’apai. No school!
- Skimboarding
Email to family and friends dated October 29, 2014
Subject: Exodus – Leaving Tomorrow
We intend to set sail tomorrow just after sunrise to head to the “big city” of Nuku’alofa, the capital of Tonga. From what I hear on the radio nets there are a ton of boats there now prepping and watching weather for passage to New Zealand. We are looking forward to internet and fresh veggies, but it’s sort of sad that this passage represents the winding down of our cruising in the tropics this year. Today, we had a full day of sunshine for the first time in, I don’t know, weeks, so it was a perfect final day in Ha’apai. We took the day off from school, so the boys got to get a full fix of skim boarding and overall just messing around.
Love and miss you all,
-D.
Gresham Family Exodus 