October27

[position] 17 45S 189 19E

[weather] No wind, no sea, no speed, no cloud, bar 1014

[status] On a mooring ball in the Port Vila anchorage. We finally did
get to sail today by about noon, although we kept engines on to make
sure we got in before dark. Got in at 5:15pm, before sunset.  Missed all
the squalls that surrounded us since noon today, although we really
wanted to have just one to wash the boat off!  There was a bird that
decided to make a real mess of the side of our boat and from the looks
of it, it was a very large bird.  Our friends Ken & Beth played
welcoming committee here and helped us get onto a mooring ball.  We
can't clear in until tomorrow, so we are stuck on the boat tonight,
which is fine because we need to catch up on some sleep.

All in all, it was a good passage, with not as much sailing as
preferred, but completely missed all the rain storms and squalls along
the way.  Most of it was pretty relaxing with no worries about the
weather or the boat.  Yeah Cetacea!

AGOB (All Great on Board!)Thanks for all the well wishes along the way!

More Later - G&T

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