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Regatta Opening Day

The second annual Tonga regatta kicked off around 11am in blazing sunshine. We were there for the opening involving local politicians and prayers and speeches and prayers and some more prayers. We picked up our ‘passports’ and signed up for … Continue reading

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Wet Day, Dry Day

Monday was the wet day which somewhat curtailed our activities. In the morning we dropped off an empty propane tank for a fill and picked up our repaired main sail (which we’ve yet to reattach). We did a little shopping … Continue reading

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Lazy Sunday

We spent most of the day on the boat not doing a lot. I’ve been working my way through building up my movie library which takes time. More folks we knew showed up in the harbor ready for the regatta/rendezvous … Continue reading

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Neiafu Walkabout

After cleaning up the main salon we had a reasonably relaxing day. We did go for a walkabout around town taking the camera to capture a few pics including some of the aftermath of the morning fire. In the evening … Continue reading

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Work Day 2

Friday saw us all off on separate projects. I took Ben ashore to talk to the regatta organizers – he ended up staying with them for the day helping to set up the Full Moon Party on one of the … Continue reading

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