Being at Gau, pronounced Nau (with a distinct nasal twang) I am now in a position to get to lots of places in a day of sailing. That was the object of the exercise. Unhappy with my anchorage I head off to Leleuvia 35 miles away. There is a resort there, it used to be backpacker but is now more upscale but still low key. The wind is variable in strength and direction but I get my anchor down at 1600. The resort sends out a launch to meet and greet and offer me free use of their mooring. The time I came closest to losing Wild Fox was when a guest mooring failed at Palmerston Atoll. The only boat I have seen lost was due to a failed guest mooring at Niue. So I politely decline and drop my own anchor. I get the boat packed up, dinghy inflated, shower, shave and I am ashore by 1800. 24 guests here and 23 staff. The off duty staff are in the bar, restuarant area watching rugby. All want to know about my boat, where I am from and where I have been. They don't seem to care about the guests. A couple of beers and a bar snack and it is off to bed for me.

Next morning boat jobs then ashore to explore. Staff from the previous evening greet me at the dinghy dock. I get a coffee and use their wifi to get my Kindle to sync with my Ipad. Amazing technology. I am presently reading the logs of Captain Bligh. His mistake was in being a softey! I walk around the island; it takes 20 minutes and decide to stay for a day or two and then to go inside the islands and make a course north for my next stage. It will be a slalom course around reefs and rocks to Naigani. Take a look at Google Earth...