Sailing to the Solomon Islands Day 6

All is well onboard on day 6 of this very very very hot passage. We left Vanuatu expecting a few days of very light winds with better winds following that. Instead we have had very light or no wind for most of every day. This means that instead of sailing we are slowly motorsailing along under cloudless skies near the equator, which in turn means that it is ridiculously hot. Only in the evening do we stop sweating, and even then only if you are in front of a fan sitting still. We put the motor into neutral yesterday and took turns taking a swim to try and cool off, but the water is so warm that it wasn't super refreshing, but at least we all smell a little better today. We hope to reach an anchorage tomorrow night, but we need at least a little wind to appear to make it.

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