[password] zmh286
[position]22 42.72s 166 48.56e

[weather]ENE8
[status]Our favourite island or rather Ilot- Ua. This is an anchorage you will not find in the guide book as we are on the south side due to a light ene wind. We watched where the local boats went to one day when anchored on the other side and the wind changed. It certainly saves going back to Mato for shelter. This is a beautiful ilot and one of the '5 isles'. You need the chart 6827 (buy at Marine Corail or the big book shop on Rue d'Alma)) for the area as there are a few nasty reefs to get by but once here you can walk around the ilot at low tide and see the nesting sea eagles. For some reason they prefer to build their nests on the wind ward shore in a pile of drift wood and trees. Snorkeling is great around these isles and you soon find the good spots. Watch the weather though as there is little protection in strong winds and you dont want to destroy any coral. There is no dinghy access from the windward side of Ua and getting ashore from Uatio is also difficult. Good s
norkeling on Uatio though.

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