Sunday, 12th October.
As the sun rises we are following the coast of Fergusson Island.
And when we pass the southwestern tip of Fergusson, Goodenough Island appears with its permanent crown of clouds.
We continue to sail along the coast of Fergusson.
At 8.28 am we stop to deposit goods in a village.
From there the whole of Goodenough is visible.
Throughout the trip the sailors trail a fishing line.
Our first catch. The sailors cook the fish with rice and share it with all the passengers.
10.27am. Another stop. It's now more than 12 hours since we left Alotau, so we should have arrived!! 
12.25pm. Another stop going up the north coast of Fergusson.
1.20pm. Another stop, then due west towards Goodenough.
3.37pm. Stop at Wagifa, a small island near Goodenough.
4.05pm. First stop on Goodenough. I manage to send an e-mail by picking up the aerial of Fergusson. This will be the last time for the coming week.
The captain says that due to an error in the cargo loading order we will make deliveries to the south & west coasts of Goodenough before going to the east coast.
We pass the only outrigger sailing canoe that I have seen.
Then we arrive at the village where the captain was born.
The captain suggests the passengers should disembark. They will be looked after by his family and he shall pick them up the next day.
I chose to stay on the boat. The crew went ashore and returned half drunk.
At nightfall (6.30pm) we leave for the west. The sea becomes rough. A short circuit in the electrical cabinet destroys the boats lighting.Some men at the bow monitor the distance to the coast and the depth of the bottom with a flashlight - a special, extremely powerful torch that lights up a square. I'm with the captain in the wheelhouse. At one point he turned off his GPS. I ask him why and he says it could happen we find ourselves without GPS and without light and so you have to practice. He made the rest of the route without GPS.
As I was recording the trace on my smartphone I could compare his night route with his day one. His night journey always kept an extra margin of safety. Very good.
At 8.20pm we make a stop in Kiliak, then two others around 10pm. Finally, we anchor in a cove at 11pm and go to sleep.
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