Vanuatu, Tanna
Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Fri 8 Oct 2010 23:57
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19.31.537 S 169.29.784 E
We arrived safely in Resolution Bay Tanna a few
days ago, after a passage with plenty of waves and some water, from slapping
waves in the cockpit.
We took a taxi to go to the other side of the
island to see customs and immigration. It was an interesting trip (puncture on
the way back), past the live volcano that we were going to visit. This
unfortunately did not happen. It rained very hard when we got back from
immigration and the guide said that all we would see was steam. The intention
was to go the next day, yesterday, but our help was needed in a search and
rescue off a neighboring island, A local boat with 12 people in it had capsized
the day before. We went with four yachts, some local boats, who searched
inshore, one patrol boat and an aircraft. Between us we did manage to find some
survivors, some had swam ashore, but three were still missing when we had to
call the search off when it got dark.
We set off for Port Vile for a night passage. We
are about 30 miles off now and are looking forward to a few days of rest and
sightseeing.
  Puncture on
the way back from town
Search and Rescue plane
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