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Well, as sun rose this morning we finally saw land on the horizon! Quite a relief :-) We awoke to find ourselves 50 miles off Cape Washington, the Westernmost point on the Southern Fijian island of Kadavu. The wind died in the night so now we're motoring again, with 60 miles - 9 hours at our present speed - to Navula Pass. So 7pm arrival or thereabouts. Close to full moon so hopefully making our way through the pass in the dark won't be too difficult - although I remember the last time I sailed through the pass, also in the dark, the key navigation lights weren't working! (Someone had stolen the solar panels that keep them going!) Then it's another 3 hours or so to Vuda Point where we'll anchor for the night, flying our "Quarantine" flag, announcing to the authorities that we need to be cleared-into the country. Apparently we can call the nearby marina on the radio from 7:30am to request a visit by the authorities, who will come out to us in due course. The cruising guide says not to expect them to hurry! Bit fed up of the noise of the engine and its really *hot* now! Tuned-in to Gulf Harbour Radio last night with wonderful, clear reception. We hadn't been able to listen in since we left Gulf Harbour, but now we're here, it's great to hear all the boats in the area checking-in. Apparently, one boat - Sweet Waters - is right next door to us but we haven't seen any sign of them.
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