Ovalau
Wayward Adventure
Tue 29 Sep 2009 21:26
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Anchored in the lee of a small island in
Vava'u. The routine has been go to town get groceries get on the internet
then head back out to the islands. The weather has been perfect so we
have explored most of the anchorages that are available in Vava'u. There
are some 42 anchorages numbered by the Moorings guide book that
most cruisers use. Moorings the charter company here has conveniently
numbered all the useable anchorages for ease of use by the charter clients but
the numbering system has actually taken over the actual names of the islands, as
we are at Ovalau but it is numbered 40 in the guide book so when someone calls
to ask where we are on the radio we just say number 40. I think even the
locals know the numbers as well. So this morning as I was sitting
down to write this blog entry I was interrupted by a Tsunami alert by a fellow
cruiser on the radio. Funny thing is when I woke up this morning
I heard a low rumble that sounded like an earthquake but it was very very
faint so I disregarded it. Then around 7 A.M. a tsunami alert
was given. The epicenter was near Samoa and some damage to
Samoa occurred but here there was just some tidal surge of about 6ft going
up then down every 15 minutes or so. It was exciting but not too
big of a deal. The current around the island we are near was kind of
intense and we are glad we did not have to encounter a real Tsunami. The
plan for now is to hang here for a few more weeks then head south to
Tongatapu to get ready for the trip to New Zealand.
AP
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