We entered the lagoon entrance at Kauehi, Tuomotu at 9:10 a.m. Thursday morning, 20 minutes earlier than planned three days and 500 nautical miles ago. As predicted, current flows were mild and we passed without problems. Nobeltec's chart software for French Polynesia is right on GPS standards, and was obtained from the French Navy hydrographics. Our 25 kw Furuno radar was very useful in defining the low-lying atolls at night. Both of these tools were provided by Long Beach Marine, along with a custom central processing unit for our multi-task computer. On Wednesday afternoon, we played escort for a school of skipjack tuna and diving seabirds. The tuna traveled along just off our bow, much like dolphins do when playing. But, the tuna and diving birds were taking advantage of small fish startled by our hull to swoop forward and attack. The birds then dove in to pick off the wounded. This kept up for two hours. Our three-day crossing from the Marquesas Islands was down wind and down swell, and there was little of either. We had no salt spray on the boat the whole way. Our biggest strategic issue was keeping boat speed slow enough to make our timing for the lagoon entrance. With the favorable conditions and current, our fuel efficiency increased to 2.5 nm/gallon at 7 kts. We will explore this part of the Tuomotu Archipelago for the next several days, ending up at Rangirora, then on to the Society Islands. Today, we are at anchor at 15-49.6S 145-07.0W. Dick and Gail Barnes Aboard Ice Dancer Nordhavn 50 #22