_Lark_ is Ready

During a Skype session this evening, Linda & Brad advised us that they have completed the last of their major projects, and that _Lark_ is ready for their passage from Opua, NZ, to Tonga. The remain at anchor off town, awaiting a weather window.

Along the way, they hope to stop at Minerva Reef, which appears to be a "thin" spot in the middle of the Pacific, roughly 250 miles SW of Tonga:

23°38'23.62"S 178°54'53.64"W

Google Earth doesn't know it by name, but paste that position into G.E. to zoom into the center of this nearly complete circular reef.

Mark_
22:19 30 May 2011