Monthly Archives: September 2011

Last day in Sawa-i-Lau, for now

Posted on September 5, 2011 by steve

The wind never really materialized but then nor did any of the forecast rain and thunderstorms. The lack of wind made our minds up for us. We would wait for their expected return before moving on. In the morning we … Continue reading →

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Arm Exercise

Posted on September 4, 2011 by steve

Having failed the cave climb I have now begun my arm and finger strengthening exercises. As a benchmark I tried to pull myself up using the flat roof over the entrance to our cabin. At best I can lay my … Continue reading →

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Not a lot

Posted on September 3, 2011 by steve

Feeling exhausted from our previous day’s efforts we really didn’t do much yesterday. We had half a mind to have a beach BBQ with Soltice but the weather wasn’t terrific and none of us were overly enthusiastic. We shared a … Continue reading →

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Hills, caves and eyries

Posted on September 2, 2011 by steve

Our plan had been to visit the nearby caves in the morning. The villagers had suggested we turn up around 9am. The reason why, it turned out, was that the Captain Cook Cruise ship came in and the villagers were … Continue reading →

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Sawa-i-Lau

Posted on September 1, 2011 by steve

As the sun rises in the north east we waited until late morning before departure so that we would not have the sun low down in front of us. Had we left earlier we would not have been able to … Continue reading →

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