Monthly Archives: October 2010

Avalau

In the morning Ben, Tim (from Kamaya) and I dinghied around Euakafa to go spear fishing. The guide books said the south side was supposed to be pretty good but it turned out to be a little less than spectacular. … Continue reading

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Euakafa

The boat hadn’t moved too far from the buoy we dropped the night before. The bottom was about 30 feet down which is shallow enough to do some exploration with just a snorkel. I took an early morning dip hoping … Continue reading

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Umuna

We spent mainly a restful day aboard. We made one excursion in the dinghy to reach the island to our north – Umuna. A trail climbs up from the beach and shortly descends into a cave with brackish water at … Continue reading

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Kenutu

On Monday morning Helen and I took a stroll ashore. Ben stayed ashore as his feet are sore due to a few coral scratches and some sores from when he went snorkeling without boots on. There was a grass/sandy track … Continue reading

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Recovered

My original plan to retrieve the dinghy was to wait until the tide has risen sufficiently to float it off the patch of sand/reef it was stranded on. John from Tyee called me to say he’d rounded up enough able … Continue reading

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