We have both got the channels – even worse than yesterday. Last night the discussion turned to food again and the dishes we were going to eat in Tonga. Then Jessica started showing me photos of the food she had been eating in Vietnam. We both seem to be slightly obsessed with the food thing now.
Well, the sailing has been good if not spectacular. We have been sailing in beautiful weather, (Inc. occasional rain shower), with the jib poled out for the last twenty-four hours. The winds have been light overnight and filling in this morning to around twelve knots, a slow night but perfect sailing weather now. I have not touched the self-steering or sails, we just keep heading down the track. Almost as though Truce knows the way, like a horse sniffing the stables.
Our arrival time at Neiafu is still Monday evening. I will slow down as we reach the coast and enter at daylight, hopefully going direct alongside the dock for our clearance into Tonga.
Last night I did have something on toast as predicted. At the back of the cupboard I have two tins of kippered herring skulking about – they went to Alaska with me last year. I thought it was time to try one. It was dreadful and ruined perfectly good toast. I will try and barter the other tin with some gullible person for something edible.
Fishing is slow. The smaller lures I have been using are not catching anything. Another lure has lost its hooks to something. The small lure strategy is a failure. I have concluded we have the wrong line and the wrong lures. I will replace both in Tonga and then start catching fish like a pro.
The wind was light and the sky clear for last nights screening in the cockpit. We watched ‘Snatch’, a UK film. Very humorous if not a bit violent. Not suitable for everyone, having a British sense of humour is helpful. Total voyage distance 1,470 miles.
The Adventures of Captain Ray Penson 
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