Tonga
Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Fri 18 Sep 2009 01:13
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18.39.541 S 173.58.876 W
After two days and two nights at sea we arrived in
Vava'u, Tonga. We left Niue on Saturday morning and arrived here on Tuesday
morning, Yes, that does not add up, we lost Monday 14th... we crossed the
dateline.
Duncan went diving on the last day in Niue and
snorkeled with whales. It was an amazing experience that he will not easily
forget. These humpback whales are so docile and gracious. We had a good sail to
Tonga, but it rained when we arrived. The weather has cleared up now and I have
managed to get a lot of laundry out to dry. It is wonderful to be here and meet
up again with many boats we have come across previously. There are a good few
bars here were we can catch up with all these friends we have made. We are also
catching up on some admin like emails, internet and sail repair (the main sail
this time).
We will stay here a few more days and will then go
out and explore some of the islands in the Vava'u group.
  
Cave diving at 28
m
Whales in Niue
Mother and two week old
baby
  
Duncan diving
in
Niue We
had to hoist the dinghy up each time we went
ashore Main sail repair
in Neiafu, Vava'u
 Neiafu, Vava'u where we are
anchored
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