[Password] Toucan 123
[Position] 21 35.296s 167 51.441e
[Heading] Anchored at Baie de Pede, Mare
[Status] We've finally arrived at the first of the Loyalty Islands after a long and bumpy overnight sail from the Isle of Pines with 2 other boats for company. The weather is overcast and drizzly we ended up heaving to and waiting for a short break in the cloud cover so we could make our way safely amongst the coral and into our small, quiet haven. The Loyalties are operated via traditional methods and yachties are expected to go ashore, meet the chief and offer a small gift in exchange for being allowed to anchor in their bay and visit their sights. We've been prepared for this for some time and were looking forward to parting with our gift of some traditional fabric before visiting a natural aquarium and grotto. Sadly we walked for an hour unable to find any traditional owners to pass our gift on to. Our boat is loaded down with gifts for villagers both here and in Vanuatu so we hope it will be easier to pass them on in the other islands.
[Weather] 12 knots SE winds
image: Arriving in Pede

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