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Malo e Piti Vava'u, Tonga! Fiji here we come! Five weeks of "playing" in the Vava'u island group was wonderful. Some of the highlights were; beautiful weather, picturesque islands and anchorages, crystal clear waters, friendly locals, fun cruisers, interesting hikes, great paddleboarding, great snorkeling spots (including caves accessed only by swimming underwater through tunnels), and the icing on the cake was swimming with humpback whales. John, Ceci me I had a chance to swim very close to (10' away) from a mother and her 4-6 week old baby. We were in the water with them for an hour watching them interact. It was magical! So we are off to our next port of call, Savusavu, Fiji. The trip is 420miles and with the forecasted weather of 15-25 kts of wind from the East, Southeast we expect the trip to take us 3 days. We left Neiafu 9 am Tuesday the 29 (don't forget we are a day ahead of you on the east coast) and have sailed close to 130 miles already. All is well aboard and we
are back in our offshore watch system and routine.[END]