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We have just had two nights in a marina.  Our first since leaving Shelter Bay Marina to transit the Panama canal mid March.  This will be our last chance to provision, refuel and fill the water tanks for at least a couple of weeks so we have been busy.

Hopefully we will be getting a temporary fix to our watermaker as well but if not then we will  just have to be a bit more conservative than usual with our consumption.

We are berthed next to Bambi – the boat that we met months ago in the Marquesas that was being delivered by young Lottie and her father after the original delivery skipper was sacked.  The owner and his wife are now on board and a little bemused when we seemed to know every detail of the boats adventures.  Next to them are a couple from Chester!

We leave this afternoon for the islands of Vanuatu and aim to make landfall at Port Resolution on the island of Tanna where there is a volcano to visit.  It should take about four days.