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[status] Well, we decided to unexpectadly move yesterday before we did any diving. We went ashore to meet the head official (they dont' use chiefs in this village, only government officials). He insisted on a 100K (equivalent to one weeks wage here in PNG) anchoring fee from us for one or two nights of anchoring. It was not a good vibe, as we've never been asked for anything like this in PNG or the Solomons, so we left, and sailed about 18NM to a great place. This island was VERY welcoming, brought out fruits and assured us we were safe and there were no fees for being here. There are two wrecks here, a WW II Japanese submarine fully intact and another Japanese supply boat of some sort. We plan on doing these dives over the next day or two.
[weather] 20% cloud, 28C, 1007.5 baro, 0-5 kts SE

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