"The heaviest rain you have ever experienced was in fact drizzle - you haven't been in real rain till you've been to Nuku Hiva. Yesterday one boat blocked his cockpit drain and opened his deck filler & put 140 gallons into his tank in 55 minutes!
"We left Nuku Hiva (in a rain storm) but as we cleared the harbour entrance the rain cleared, the sun came out and a school of dolphin escorted us on our way. We're heading for the Fakareva Channel in the Tuomotus, and our first atoll will be Kauehi. The French for the Tuomotus is Les Isles Dangereuses, so we'll have to have good conditions to go through the Passe. It's 508 miles to our waypoint, so it seems a very short trip, though it will take 3 1/2 days."