[password] Tsar12
[position] 15 03.68S 147 69.96W
[weather] light SW 5-7 knots clear skies temp 30
[status] 2 days ago - the morning after our entry to the pass at Avatoru we motored up to the Tiputa pass anchorage - 5nm through a well defined area marked either side by either bombies or pearl farm buoys to the main anchorage just near the is a lovely area and had a dozen other boats there plus a 5 star resort with bungalows over the water .
We took the inflatable and went to a small Motu which is a local dive site and Greg and I had a dive while the others snorkelled - we saw a couple of sharks plus good fish life although the visibility was limited .
Found a nice place ashore for sundowners at a Pensione which has a deck overlooking the water of the pass and we watched dolphins play in the ovrfall waves just 100metres away while we enjoyed a local beer.
Yesterday was a big day with the arrival of Zuny Ann the midday flight.
.i motored down to the airport in the inflatable (just over a mile) so she had an ?island style?trip back to P?zazz. Her flight had been a bit of a mission with connections etc so we settled her in. Ashore for more sundowners at the Pensione with the dolphins making another appearance was a grand welcoming for Zuny -then aboard for a nice dinner.
Today Greg and I did a dive on the famed pass with a dive operator- acclaimed to be one of the top 5 sites in the world- vis was great at 40+ m but the current of the last few days gone so fish life was not as prolific as it can be but still managed to see several sharks , schools of barracuda , dolphins and trevally etc- best dive for ages - keen to see more.
This afte4noon e have decided to sail to the other side of the atoll 20nm for the night to a motu which is deserted .sailign across a long gone like this is quite an amazing feeling- calm water , 30 m deep apart from a few marked bombies - apparently the motu we are visiting is gorgeous.

Life is good :)

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