Today was another long motor-sailing day, having weighed anchor at daybreak to depart Tanna Island for Aneityum (aka Anatom) Island. Beating to windward not only stresses us, but stresses the yacht, so having light winds and slighter seas was far more preferably for the last of our windward legs. Today, in winds of less than 10 Kts, with a lazy swell, lake-like seas and speeds of around 6 Kts, we enjoyed a reasonably fast trip.

For a mid-morning snack we tucked into some of the fruit we still had left over from all the "gift exchanges" we had to participate in on Erromango Island and, since we'd run out of bread, Roy excelled in the galley once again by baking baguettes for lunch. Elaine, under supervision from Roy, tried her hand at making paw paw jam, after getting an idea of a recipe from one of the locals. En route we also made a temporary repair to the headsail where some stitching had come loose.

Certainly an industrious day , which allowed us to make good use of our time for a change, while motor-sailing.