Rarotonga and Tonga---photos

Marita3
Mark & Helen Syrett
Thu 12 Jul 2012 18:07
We left Rarotonga for the sail to Tonga relieved at having left unusual weather
and a most uncomfortable anchorage
we had no wind, then fair wind and finally strong wind before arriving at Tonga at daybreak
but not before experiencing a fantastic dawn
Before we left Rarotonga the capacitor on the watermaker erupted
but no long term damage done as we managed to replace it.
It was in Tonga that we had the stern tube leak, temporarily repaired by the Aussie with a tinny
 after having been towed back to Neiafu by Camelot
Nicholas Trefusis had joined us the previous day---an exciting start to his cruise!
We left Neiafu for Fiji the following day