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Stopped at Vanua Levu (not the big island)/Navadra, northern Mamanucas, for the night. Great day

David:
HEADLINE NEWS

Navire catches fish. A vicious delicious walu. The drought is broken. Wahoo for walu.

This was shortly after we hit the coral. Its been a big day.

Motoring slowly up to a sandy cay to swim and explore, I prepared to drop the anchor. Below the bow

I saw corals, purple and pink tipped staghorns, huge spirals of yellow green tabletop, turquoise parrotfish lazing in the fissures and canyons, dazzling angelfish hanging motionless and tiny electric blue fish darting about. All right there.

"REVERSEREVERSREVERSEREVERSEREVERSEREVERSEFUCKINGREVERSE!!!"

The prop desperately gripped the sea. The boat slowed, kissed the coral and backed into deep blue water. We're missing a square inch of antifouling from the bottom of the keel and several years off our lives.

Kokoda (marinated fish) entree and walu steaks for dinner. Yum.

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