Aradonna - 1002 Sep 2014

By Aradonna on

Spent a few days in the "Blue Lagoon", an area made famous by the movie of the same name. A very special place, a pretty group of islands, white sandy beaches, coral reefs everywhere and a nice resort on the beach. We could happily just plonk ourselves in that area for a week or so and not go anywhere else! Met up with some friends we had not seen since leaving Gulf Harbour in April. We were thrilled to see Gavin and Bindy from Distracted again - our neighbours from D pier who helped us with so much good advice before we set off on this journey. We went diving on a reef known as "The Zoo", an extensive area to explore. There was so much to see that we used a full cylinder each on the dive rather than our usual 1/2 cylinder each. For the first time since arriving in the pacific islands we finally spotted crayfish! They were very shy though and scuttled back into their hole. Not that we would have tried to grab them as they seem so scarce here compared to NZ. We explored several other bays up and down the Yasawa chain of islands, just to get familiar with the area in preparation for coming back here with our VIP guests next week. After a week of lovely settled weather and light winds, we now have a stiff breeze blowing. The forecast does not look great for the next few days. We will head towards the mainland tomorrow to stock up on essential supplies again before picking up our guests, Pieter and Sarah, from Denarau on Monday.

Remedy - September 10, 2014

By Remedy on

[password] seeker14
[position] 22 23S 166 53E
[weather] 5 knots. 1015.5mb rising. 10% cloud cover.
[status] Anchored in Bay de Prony, New Caledonia. Arrived 21.00 last night after catching the last of the incoming tide through Havanahh Pass. Hit 11.3 knots over ground under motor with the help of the strong tidal stream. Spectacular sunset with clouds billowing up into the jet-max. Pretty much clear and calm now. Squally showers yesterday started to ease up about midday. Clearing Customs etc in Noumea later today.
All well on board. Cheers, David & Greta
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