October27

[position] 07 57S 156 43E

[weather] at the dock

[status] From Munda, we moved to Liapari, which is a 240-acre island,
separated from Vella La Vella Island by a river. The marina consists of a
dock where you med moor with some power (when the generator is running,
which is about 12 hours/day) and some water (when there is enough rain to
fill the water tank). Noel, the owner, built a nice covered BBQ area where
everyone gathers for happy hour every night at 5:00pm and there is a
pitch-in BBQ every Sunday. Once a week, Noel makes a run in his power boat
to Gizo for provisioning. For a small fee, you can ride over with him and
the market there is great. Noel has started building a restaurant and bar
overlooking the marina, and it will be nice when completed. It is pretty
here with lots of birds; unfortunately some of them love to sit on Cetacea's
rigging and sh*t all over the deck. There is also a commercial boat
building and repair facility, Liapari Ltd., which is actually Noel's main
business. He has 2 slipways and tons of workshops with about everything
imaginable.

We leave here Friday Dec 13th, and won't return until March 24th next year.
So, we are signing off for the year and wishing everyone a great holiday and
a happy new year!

Hugs to all! More Later - G&T

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