After our exertions of the day before we had a boat day yesterday. This means we didn’t even lower the dinghy and just hung out for the day. We did do some cleaning. Helen cleared up the mud we brought aboard after our hike. I scraped 20 months of baked in fat off the grill.<\/p>\n

In the morning Dave from Nakita popped by. We’d bumped into him during the hike. We had some information for regarding the rendezvous in Tonga. We had a good chat aboard during which time he showed me a new knot for tying our fishing lines. I reckon a lot of the lost lures recently have broken at the knot so a stronger knot fills us with hope.<\/p>\n

We have a couple of medical issues aboard. During our walk from town we picked some Mangoes that were hanging low. Ben got some sap on him and this has come out in a poison ivy rash on his arm and face and currently triggering hives. This is not the first time he’s been sailing with us and had poison ivy reactions. He knows what’s ahead and is bracing himself for a few days of extreme irritation.<\/p>\n

For my part one of my big toe nails is coming off. The problems with my boot coming down the mountain resulted in poor support for my feet and a lot of pressure at times on my toes. It looks like my toenail is a casualty of this bad treatment. Last night I felt like it was going to explode so I cut the nail back a little bit and the pressure was relieved – I’ll leave how to your imagination. Now it’s all a little loose.<\/p>\n

Helen is not feeling too good with a stomach upset. We really did need the rest yesterday.<\/p>\n

Despite all this we have plans to go diving with the sharks today. Should be fun as long as the current wind doesn’t pick up any more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After our exertions of the day before we had a boat day yesterday. This means we didn’t even lower the dinghy and just hung out for the day. We did do some cleaning. Helen cleared up the mud we brought aboard after our hike. I scraped 20 months of baked in fat off the grill.<\/p>\n

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