Here we are again in Vavau 20 years after our first sailing adventure on Katipo along with Shay, Lee and Tim in August 1994. It really is a fantastic place to sail, many scattered islands and anchorages, lush vegetation and deep waters with whales in abundance.
Fortunately we had a good steady wind last night and tried to pace our speed so that we would arrive in daylight at dawn , but on the other hand not wanting to waste a good wind lest it fizzled out over night again !
As it turned out we arrived about an hour before dawn and watched the sun rise behind the islands. We were delighted to see about ten humpback whales as we motored sailed in from the open sea, some surfacing just yards from the boat and then sounding again with a flourish in the air from their tails above the water. At other times they would blow and send a jet of spray into the morning air.
We have anchored in Port Maurelle along we about six other boats some of which are Charter boats.
We have not had much sleep in the last 48 hours but will sleep well tonight . We will celebrate our arrival with some Tongan Beer called Tafi which we bought in Nuku Alofa, although on reading the label it is brewed by Independent Breweries in Papakura !
We will be here a few days and will not send a blog each day , however we will send one longer one before we sail bound for Savusavu in Fiji.
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