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[status] We arrived today from Honiara to Mbili. It's our favorite village in the Western Province, and our third visit. The sail was good. We did have a new experience, as we hit a squall that was 18NM edge to edge, circular, and absolutely ripping with wind. We had 30kts consistently for almost an hour, with gusts of 38kts. I was surprised to see the sustained strong wind. The gradient wind was 10-12kts when we got clobbered with the big squall. We saw it on radar, and doused the sails ahead of time, and we are glad we did as the wind went from 10kts to 30kts in seconds.

We plan on staying here in Mbili over the weekend before heading out to Tetapare, the largest unihabited island in the South Pacific! The diving is supposed to be excellent as the entire island is a national park/marine reserve.
[weather] drizzle, cloudy skies, 28C, 1009 baro, no wind

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