[password] Nonstop2299
[position] 20 30.17S 174 44.22W
[weather] NNE 10 moving towards north bar 1015
[speed] anchored
[heading]
[status] Left Atata at 0330 on Tuesday morning. Good sail halfway up to Kelefesia, then wind came forward. Bit of an upwind bash in 15-20 knots from there on. Bit low so had to do one 5 mile board back in from the west. Anchor down at 1430, so it took a few hours longer than we had anticipated. There were 2 other yachts here when we got in. They had not long arrived in too.
Sleep, then did an engine oil change in what will be our most idilic place ever, we suspect!
Yesterday we had a couple of beach walks ashore and then a fantastic snorkel late in the afternoon. Esse was in Nomuka yesterday, so did not get to meet him. Got to briefly meet his less than talkative brother. 1 more IHC yacht arrived in yesterday, along with the ex fishing boat -Media, that had been in at Nuku'alofa the last few weeks. So 5 in the small anchorage last night.
With the wind backing round through west and into southerly quadrant today and overnight, we will unfortunately have to leave here today as it will be too exposed.
We will probably head up to Nomuka Iki - again hopeful that the IHC boats have finally moved on, to leave some room for others.
This will be a pretty fleeting scoot through the southern Ha'api this time around, as we need to get up to Vavau late next week. Will come back down once we extend our visitor visas.
Other than having headcolds and feeling pretty crappy (how does that happen in the nice warm tropics?) -all is fine and dandy on board.

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