Position 16:46.65S 179:20.15E

Last night we arrived at the entrance to Savu Savu just as the sun was going down and the customs and officials were going home, so we anchored in a little bay and enjoyed a good curry on board followed by a whole nights sleep – wonderful.

At 7.30pm this morning we headed on into the bay and a nice man in a dinghy guided as to a buoy just off the village of Savu Savu.

The health official has just been on board and declared us healthy and now customs are cleared to come aboard and check us in.

We were hoping to be moored stern to at the Savu Savu Yacht Club with direct access to shore but that hasn’t materialised so we will have to take to the dinghy again. We are the first rally boat to arrive and the little harbour is already busy with lots of yachts moored, so it will be packed full once the rest of the fleet arrive (24 yachts)!

It is very sheltered here between with the main island of Vanua Levu and a small island called Nawi Island and it is very hot and sunny even though it is only 9.30 in the morning.

We crossed the dateline as we entered the harbour and we are now in the Eastern hemisphere !

Our local time is UT +12 hrs,  BST + 11hrs.