Church ad a Tongan Feast
The Adventures of the Good Ship Equinox
Cate and Chris Galloway
Sun 19 Jun 2011 03:23
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Hi All,
Another cruisy day at Nuiatoputapu. This morning we
went ashore to mass at the local catholic church - as expected the service ran
as per the Vatican Play Book, but with the inclusion of soem awesome singing,
and without the usual offeratory. The singing was truly amazing, with the whole
congregation forming the choir, fantastic harmonys and equally powerful parts
being sungby some exceptionally talented singers. The Priest could actually sing
really well too (not always the case...).
On return to the good ship "Equinox" we took on a
quiet afternoon, while I went over to "Windflower" to talk John and Lynne
through the highlights of the east coast of Australia, where they are taking a
rally next year. We got as far south as Sydney, will complete the next leg to
Tasmania at a later date.
The weather for the passage to Fiji cintinues to
look most satisfactory, so we are hopeful of another pleasant tradewind sail. We
should depart mid-morning Tonga time.
Nuiatoputapu has been a great stopover, and a good
way to round out our time in Tonga. We are looking forward to Fiji.
Until tomorrw, TTFN.
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