[password] Boatfloat66

[position] 15 57.202S 168 11.473E

[speed] 0knts

[heading] 0T

[status] We have relocated to the bottom of Pentecost Island today (Homo Bay - yes really), although we could have happily spent another week or two at Loltong. This is the village famous for the land-diving, as the locals here have already reminded us. We weren't sure exactly where we would end up today. The skipper had been experiencing hearing loss in his right ear and severe tinnitus for 24 hours. Doctors Darren and Kris diagnosed it as a probable middle ear infection but we had been waiting for the pain to kick in to confirm it. Still no pain but some guy on the other end of the phone at Santo Medical seemed to think our diagnosis was correct. So we broke out some kick-butt antibiotics and went for a sail down the island. Good decision. It was a great sail and we are stocked up with limes thanks to Sam whose hut (and canoe) is now right in front of the boat. He seems keen for us to check out the land diving apparatus tomorrow at the bargain price of only 1,000 VT for the whole family. We will see....

[weather) 15kt ESE, 1m swell, 50% cloud, 1011 baro
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