Year Two
Date: 10/6/2009 18:00
Weather: The world is coming to an end
Location: Tau(21 01.33' S, 175 00.78' W)
Author: Peter.

Yesterday morning we upped anchored and headed as far north and east as we could in the Tongatapu area in preparation for a small 35nm hop into the Ha'apai Group (middle group) We anchored off a tiny little deserted island called Tau. Once again when you picture the tropics this is what most people see. A coral fringed island of white sands and swaying green palms. A great spot for a romantic picnic lunch. Surrounded by perfectly clear water showing off the spectrum of colours in the blue range from deep blue down to an amazingly clear turquoise. Also in Australia when you beach comb you may find some amazing shells, but we have now learnt they are extremely sun bleached. On Tau we have found shells so pristine on the sands that they look like someone has sprayed them with gloss lacquer. They are just so stunningly beautiful.

Crabs hiding from the sun in a coconut!





Malinoa Island

And then it struck me. I can't believe it and not a school kid in sight. I have come down with a cold, and as many of you know, when i have a cold it is the end of the world. And why is that when you are sick no-matter how big the bed it's just not big enough? I really feel sorry for Kylie (she is also craving a garlic naan to have with the curry she cooked). Instead of setting sail today we just had a day of nothing, watching dvds, reading and knitting. Our power finally got up to full after several weeks of having to run the motor to top the batteries up. We were also able to run the water maker (thanks to the power surplus)we were starting to run out of water. We will now wait to see tomorrows forecast and how i feel before we make any plans to move on.

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