Tonga luvvley jubbley
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Chris & Lyn Darch
Fri 26 Sep 2008 23:15
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Hi Folks ,
Another day in Tonga and it just gets better , food
here is great we have explored more waterfront cafes and been to tourist info
which is funded by the WWF , a lot of thing here are funded by outside
organisations , I guess these guys are paying for there independence from the
colonial powers as the UK influence here was minimal, and only effected there
external affairs , its very old UK in some respects especially the port
documentation ..
We have a few minor jobs to do today , Lyn
has the main job on the sail tainer cover, it turns out all the stitching has
been degraded by the UV and has to be completely re stitched ..
After that we have to get the Fwd sail down
to repair the UV strip on that as its come away from the sail in the last blow ,
I'm sure it wont last the big one down to NZ in a months time ...
We have found a really good cruising book on
this area , its up to date and looks the dogs B***cks, as we will be
returning here it seems to be a sensible move, there is so much to see here , we
haven't even started.
The local beer here is called Ikale , its
Ironic as our floating home brew centre Rhythm is run by Ike ...
We are all on clean ship duties as Gail and co
are on there way today and we should see them all tomorrow at 1500 in Hotel
Paridiso, just above our anchorage .. very convenient .
We are in the main season for whale
watching , as its a breeding ground here for the larger whale species, Tonga
only stopped catching them in 1978, and the port we are in was the main
processing place ... most of the whale watching goes on from here , the Eco
tourism is big here but it seems that its the Europeans and the Americans
that are running the things and not the locals ..
Another good night sleep in calm and tranquil
waters Ah ...
A rested crew
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