May 14

 Looked like a good day to travel, plenty of blue patches, some hint of wind.

Some hint...yeah...haha.

Motored out from Koroinasolo at 7 am.  Put the main up.  Got outside the reef; the wind is on my nose.  Drop the main.  (Spoiler alert - for the rest of the trip the sails never got used because the Fiji wind gods were somehow offended and kept the wind on my nose for the entire trip!  I didn't think it possible, but I'll testify to it.)

Slogged my way down inside the reef past Bua Bay, past Nabouwalu and Coconut Point, all exposed anchorages.  Managed to turn from 142 degrees to 66 degrees AND THE WIND STILL WAS ON MY NOSE.  That's SE to NE, folks.  And I'm far enough out so that it shouldn't be land effect.  Holy wah!

Made it to Nadi Bay with its open end facing directly east.  I knew it would be rolly but having been there before I knew it had a good mud holding.  And yes, it was.  Rolly and muddy.  Set the Prusik snubbers and went to bed.

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