[password] TwinkY6433
[position] 16 48.496S 179 17.279E
[weather] SE 6 knots, 1016 baro.
[anchorage] Anchored off Cousteau?s Resort, Vanua Levu, Fiji.
[status] We had a nice motorsail/sail to Cousteau?s. We had everything from 2 to 20 knots. We caught a small big-eye tuna, and after dealing with it, once it?s fillets were safely in the fridge, we noticed our bungee hand line had pulled its peg off the lifeline. This usually indicates we have a fish. We checked, but there was nothing as we could see the lure, so re-pegged it and didn?t think anything more of it. Just as we arrived at the anchorage, we pulled in the lures, and discovered that the hand line lure had taken a pounding! The squid lure was all cut up, and the hook was bent. So, looks like we had hooked something large and toothy, but it managed to get away before we realised it was on the line - damn it! Could have been a nice wahoo. Oh well, that?s fishing for you.

We?re gonna head ashore today for a look around, and then maybe a snorkel on Split Rock. We?ll have an early night as we?ll probably be leaving at about 4am to get through Nasonisoni passage and on to Coconut Point.

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