En route to Fiji after paella in Rapana Island, Nei' afu

Panulirus
CR and KN Williams
Fri 25 Jun 2010 14:18
18.37S 175.35W
 
03:00 Saturday 26 June
 
The restaurant last night was authentic spanish with owners who came from Valencia and produced delicious tapas and paella as well as singing and castanets. It was a treat to get ferried there and back instead of sitting in our [still] flippy floppy dinghy which needs pumping before each journey.
Set off on Friday morning and have 15/20 knots of wind behind us so are cracking along. Downside is intermittent rain.
I dont know about the rest of Tonga but the Vavau group of islands where we were are a real gem. I had never heard of them until we were talking to people in the Cook islands and deciding where to go.
 
C
 
I'm in the doghouse because my forecourt attendant skills were such as to spill a small amount of diesel onto our bed in the front cabin. The boat stinks, but is slowly getting better.
 
K