[password] NZ2009
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[status] Still at Berras island. Stack of boats in the lagoon now as ICA have turned up. most still down the southern end but a few up this end now. Can actually see a few boats, (well masts) from where we are which is unusual.
The great weather continues and we have been out and dived the pass the last 2 days on the turn of the tide. Thats when the tuna are there. We had been diving the turn at high and not seen them but the low turn is when they are there in force. Haven't got one yet but just missed on a solid one yesterday. Would have been a village feeder!!! Tricky to get near as they are schooling and deep. The locals do not shoot them, they dont have they gear.
Well done to David on the cloud band moving in. We were interested to see how his models compared with the "Fulanga model". I saw a spotted eagle ray jump clear of the surface 3 times in a row about 100 meters from calypso the day before yesterday and was told by a friend in the village that this meant the weather will be good. However we now have 100% overcast and just had a shower go through. Perhaps the Eagle ray jumping model is only good for 24hrs, in which case it was right on the money...
I went in to Navindavu on Tuesday to fix a hole in a fibreglass water tank and ended up going to Muani-i-ra village to repair a hole in the bottom of Sai's niece's long boat. There are three longboats in the village, and all were turned turtle on land with holes in them. very dry, they had been there for weeks. They now have an operating fleet again thanks to fact we carry a small chandlery aboard.
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[weather] 10ese, 95% cloud cover
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