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[position]17 42.35S 168 14.7E
[weather] wind SE 15kt, sea slight, overcast
[status]Well, well folks, on with the Show
Ambler II rested for 6 days in wonderful Port Vila. Harry and George undertook some touring while the Skipper and I scuba dived; he is now a PADI qualified ?Open Water Diver?. Congratulations mate, in military parlance - ?well done that man?.
The crew changeover was finalised with the arrival of Libby, Jo and Mark and after Jim, completed a two and a half hour PADI diving exam we departed Port Vila for Mele Bay and the famous Friday night ?fire dance? at the Mele Beach Bar Resort. The place was booked solid and even though we had a table, the menu, lineup for drinks, loud music and general ambience dictated a retreat to Ambler for dinner. Occasionally we watched some of the fireworks from aboard as we dined on beautiful fillet steak complemented by a stunning SA Barossa Shiraz.
This morning we are on a pleasant south-westerly reach along Mele Bay aiming to turn north and finally north-east into Havannah Harbour. The harbour hosted, along with other islands, elements of the USN Pacific Fleet as they gathered for the Defence of Australia in the Battles of the SW Pacific during WW II.
With the sky clearing we?re looking forward to swimming and snorkeling.
All for now, regards to all,
Libby, Jim, Jo, Mark and Bill

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