On to Norfolk Island. (23/10/09)

Position 26 degrees 00S, 167 degrees 05E.
Somebody shoot the weatherman!!
We were expecting our ESE to continue, but someone somewhere switched them to SE, so they are right in front of us. We've tried sailing off the wind to get a more comfortable ride, but we found we were miles off course in a new hours, which is normally OK, but on this trip time is of the essence - get to NZ fast before the storms get you.
So we are having to motorsail to keep our speed up. The latest forecast shows the winds dropping. Normally we would be unhappy, but today we want less wind and waves "on the nose".
We've decided to pull into Norfolk Island. It's a tiny blob of rock due south of New Caledonia owned by Australia. We thought we'd try and get extra fuel so I got on the HAM radio net - asked if anyone knew any HAMs on Norfolk Island. Almost immediately someone was located and on air, we found out about the fuel, and which bay is the best for loading jerry cans. We'll speak again as we get closer - maybe he'll invite us for tea!!