Yesterday I visited Klaus at Punaluu near the North Shore for lunch. We spent several hours of good conversation over a great dish of lentil and pork that he presented and some Steinlager beers that I brought.

While I was there the front passed as expected and brought some good northerly winds. The wind charger hummed a bit during the night indicating a wind speed of over 10 kt, but by dawn it had eased to less than 3 kt.

Today we have had variable winds and the word is that there will be no improvement all week. I'm not too concerned because being trapped in paradise has its advantages. I am paid up for the slip until Friday and by my calculation I can stay another two weeks after that before I have reached the 140-day limit of my stay as a transient.

The photo is of Klaus at his beach side condo.