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Very Calm

The sea is like a giant, oily mirror today and there is no wind at all. There’s a strange kind of beauty to it, though. Although this is exactly what was forecast, it's a shame that we have to burn diesel instead of sailing but instead of reefing sails we change the engines over every 6 hours. That said, there’s something undeniably peaceful about these calm conditions. It's also the first morning I haven't needed to wear socks, so the temperature is definitely on the rise. The tasks for the day will be testing the water maker and pumping fuel from the spare tank to the main tank.  We still have 425 nautical miles to go to Port Vila and we're hoping to get there on Tuesday afternoon. Once we arrive, we can get cleared in and go straight to the dock and start preparing to leave which is the general status of delivery crew.