1945 local time
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We are anchored, after a 72-hour, 440nm passage from Rarotonga, on a sandbar in the middle of the Pacific Ocean!! On a recommendation from our friend Ross, we decided to check out Beveridge Reef, an uncharted atoll. We used a hand-drawn sketch and GPS coordinates from some other cruisers to come through the pass. With no navigational aids, and no humans within 125 miles (Niue), and the only sign of life a chilling shipwreck on the reef, it was pretty exhilarating to say the least.
The outside ring of the reef is mostly submerged, but we are inside in a lagoon of 30 feet of water. We've heard the snorkeling - not surprisingly - is phenomenal, the sharks are only semi-territorial, and the reef is really cool to check out. After an amazing sunset, a game of hearts and some drinking coconuts infused with rum, we're lighting the grill to throw some New Zealand steaks on and to generally live the cruisers dream right here on our very own atoll. We'll launch the dinghy and check
out our surroundings after a good night's sleep.
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