3rd – 4th July 2012

 

Sailed to anchorage No 7 –(Port Maurelle) for a couple of days, before we had to return to Neiafu for Keith’s leaving party on Thursday.  This part of Tonga is a Moorings sailing base and they have produced an anchorage map – hence no 7 anchorage. 

 

View going out from Neiafu harbour.

 

Seabirds feeding on shoal of small fish, presumably being hunted from below.

 

Keith does moon... the reason being to show off is untanned parts – or so he said.

 

 

and we never took any photographs of the anchorage – but it was lovely.  We had a BBQ on the beach – again pre-cooked marinated chicken thighs, potato salad, tomatoes and yes cold peas – Stephen’s favourite.  Fish love chicken bones we have discovered.  When we left at about 7  pm the air was full of flying insects, but once a couple of yards from the shore most had disappeared.  At night really big bats take to the air – true batman bats.  Also went snorkelling and saw lots of fish plus brilliant blue starfish.