on the road again

Just a quick message to say we are half way to the Tuamotus. We've had good wind, but big seas. We're experiencing fatigue and a bit of seasickness. Being at sea is not our favorite part of this experience and this trip seems long, even though we are making good time. Pete and I are having trouble sleeping for some reason, so taking care of busy kids all day is daunting. We've had our fair share of rain, which is tough because it gets so hot when all the hatches are closed and the canvas zippered down. Luckily the squalls don't have much extra wind with them. We're a few miles south of Wyndeavor and hope to make landfall at the Atoll of Kauehi (no idea how to say that) on Wednesday morning. We've got 186 miles to go, making an average of 6.5 knots. We left on Saturday mid afternoon and have made 335 miles.

This will be our last big trip for a while, as it's not far from the Tua's to Tahiti and we have our visa open until the 21st of July. We are excited because this is a really important part of Pete's dream. The snorkeling sounds amazing and the coral will hopefully be a beautiful backdrop for the fish. All the snorkeling up til now has been rocks only, which aren't as interesting.

Still no internet, so sorry if you have written and we haven't replied. Papeete on Tahiti will be the next big city with facilities.

-Kellie