[password] TwinkY6433
[position] 19 52.500 174 26.133W
[weather] NNE 5 knots, 1013 baro
[speed] Anchored off Tatafa island, Ha?apai, Tonga
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[status] After a lovely sleep in calm conditions, I got up and watched the sun rise over the little uninhabited island we were anchored off. We had an early morning visit to shore, after motoring through turquoise waters, and walked around the island taking photos and collecting a few shells. It was a lovely little island and seemed to be teeming with large, but shy, hermit crabs. We headed back and left that anchorage in order to move further north. We are due in Pangai on Saturday for the Royal Agriculture Fisheries Tourism and Trade show, and then a free dinner, and so the fleet can anchor up outside the kings palace and he can enjoy all our anchor lights twinkling at night. We?ll be having lunch with the king himself in another week. The NE wind and associated front is due to pass over us tonight (wind dropping and swinging anticlockwise around to the south) so we have anchored where we are now to get protection from any wind or waves we get. But, it?s as flat as a plate of piss, humid, drizzling, and stiflingly hot still at 8.30pm. We?ve just been sampling our cider home brew with the crew of the Big V, and had a great time. Not sure how much sleep we?ll get in this heat - might have to sleep in the cockpit tonight!

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