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[weather] wind ESE 20kt, overcast with showers, sea 2m
[status]Good afternoon friends and families,
Ambler II is back at sea on a somewhat lumpy, reaching passage on our way to New Caledonia.
We have had some fun in Vanuatu including the National Day celebrations, the Skipper achieving PADI Open Water status and a delightful couple of days in Havannah Harbour. We made our central anchorage in front of the Havannah Resort and from there explored the Harbour with one foray outside the main bay to an excellent snorkeling site. The resort welcomed us for drinks on both nights, and on Sunday night we dined there. A magnificent ?adults only? establishment, beautifully appointed, catering for up to 17 couples, including fine dining.
Back to our present activity of sailing to New Caledonia - a voyage of about 320nm which has us expecting to be in Noumea sometime on Thursday, depending on the weather. The lumpy conditions could be made a lot more enjoyable with a little sunshine which would eliminate the showers as well as enhancing our tans.
But, as we all know - someone?s got to do it. On with the show!
All for now, regards from
Jim, Libby, Jo, Mark and Bill (scribe)

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