[password]Boatfloat66
[position]22 39.514s 167 26.423e
[weather] 20knts SE 1019 baro 20%cloud
[speed] 0
[heading] 0T
[status] Anchored at Kuto, Ile des Pins after an all day, uphill, motor-sail slog-fest. 20-25 knots on the nose all the way here with a good showing by the swell and wave departments. A tag-team effort between boat stopping short waves and short period 3 metre swell. Most unpleasant. Jay had his first bout of Mal de Mer. The look of shock was priceless as realised that he was probably already too late to make the side of the boat. The rest of us were too annoyed at the conditions to be sick.

As it turns out, we may have come to the wrong place. The charts say we are at Ile des Pins but this isn't like any brochures I have seen. We have a 1 metre swell breaking on, what is now, a surf beach. At least we are not in any danger of losing our sea legs tonight! Lucky we waited for lighter conditions to make the trip here....... (yes, I want a refund).

We are parked right in front of a hotel/restaurant and are quite exhausted. If they could hear our order over the pounding surf we might give it a go. Alternatively we could do a black ops beach landing in the dinghy but then they probably wouldn't let us in. Looks like it is soup, cheap wine and a book.
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