Lifuka
L'Esprit de la Mer
Dr Chris Bates
Fri 18 Oct 2013 23:38
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We have sheltered from the strong south easterly
winds for 48hrs . The wind is now dropping and has backed east . This means we
are at the top of the high . There are four other boats in the bay all
hesitating about going on to New Zealand seems to be a sort of ´lemming syndrome
´Some boats from Va´vau were at sea last night and had a rough time of it .
Thats what happens when you ignore the weather .
The town here is very small with a harbour and a
lonf palm fringed beach . The King has a house here . The way through the reef
is buoyed so easy to approach . Even so one yard ignored the marks and my radio
warning ans saile in straight over the reef . Fortunately got away with it
.
We shopped this morning for souvenirs and fruit .
Tomorrow we start on the relatively short leg to Tonupatu (capital of Tonga ) to
get ready for our crossing to new Zealand next week . I have renewed the sheet
and rigged the old ones through the forward track so that I can use our big
genoa in stronger winds .
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