I have torn yet another page from my calendar – did you know that paprika was introduced in Poland later than tomatoes? And that it has more vitamin C than a lemon? If not, now you do!

12 49 S; 110 12 E 1500  Darwin Time, Sunday, 31st of August, 2008

It is Sunday here. You will have Sunday the following day, so whatever I say now  is tomorrow for you (have you read Umberto Eco’s “The Island of the Day Before” – those who read it know what I am talking about). So, the wind is pretty much OK, I can almost stay on course (270º) towards Coconut Island; speed: around 5-6 knots; I’ve got the first reef on the mainsail and I have a full genoa; waves are uneven – high, brought from the Southern Ocean. There are clouds on the portside, the “troubling” ones, and the sun, which rises later and later every day because it sets later. Last night was the first one since I left Darwin when I did not see any ship or fish boat – I still have to be careful, though, but I am happy since I have mixed feelings when dolphin pods come close to Tanasza and fish boats are near...

I have been on a “smaller” chart since the morning – it means that it’s only 780 miles to islands... I am going to check sails and have a look around...

I decided to exercise a bit. The reason is simple – every time I go ashore I get weak at the knees. Before I started acting like a weirdo, though, I found a leaflet about the next island where I could use them, my poor knees and legs, and I found out that it is only 14.2 square kilometers. Perfect, I can make it even on all fours.