Saturday morning, we retraced our path out of Kauehi Lagoon. We are enroute to Fakarava Atoll (16 04.8S 145 43.1W), where we will enter the northern passage into the lagoon. We left Kauehi at low slack water and will try to enter with the end of the flood into Fakarava, in about five hours. Kauehi was pleasant and certainly uncrowded. The lagoon is about 8 by 12 nm. The only boats therein, were skiffs belonging to pearl farms, and us. We are off the usual path used by the cruising boats. We visited Kauehi City, at least that's what the sign said. The city had maybe 100 people, but did have a cell site, phone booths and a general store. The people were gracious, which is a continuing phenomenon. Geoff Curran, our retired pilot, leaves us at Rangiroa Atoll on 4/30 and Marvin Humphrey, a TKE fraternity brother will go back to Napa on 5/17. Geoff will rejoin us in the Society Islands around 5/15 and take the leg back to Hawaii. Yesterday's anchorage was too buggy, but otherwise spectacular. We had a 360 degree sunset from the upper boat deck, with palms, reefs, islands and towering cumulus clouds. Gail claims that she scared away her first black-tipped shark. Water temperature is 87 and the air 85 at night and 89 during the day. Dick and Gail Barnes Aboard Ice Dancer Nordhavn 50 #22