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[status] We have moved a couple of times in the last few days and are back at the sandspit. Our quiet little hideaway in the pacific started looking like Port Fitzroy on new years eve so we we reluctantly moved. We moved into the Mushroom islands near there, once again, incredible anchorage and blissfully alone. Spent the day before yesterday on the boat doing chores. Serviced the engine and we cleaned out a couple of lockers. The waste oil has gone to the village, they have 4 chainsaws and they use it as bar oil. The vesi trees are few and far between here now so a few guys at a time go over to Yangasa Cluster about 20 miles away and cut and rough shape the carvings. They stay there about 3 days then bring the rough cut(by chainsaw and they are incredibly skilled with these) Tanoa bowls back here for finishing.

We went for a dive Wednesday no wind, clear skies and sooo close to my trophy tuna. Everything just right so let fly on a real big one to just miss and have it turn and swim 2 meters past me. I swear they know when the gun is not loaded.
However everything happens for a reason. We went to another spot and had been in the water a while when Sonya said she heard a blow. We looked up and there were two humpbacks which dived less than 150 meters from us. Part of a small group feeding right off the reef. Awesome. Days like this make it hard to leave pardise.
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