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And so we begin our homeward journey south. This is as far away as we will go. Ailuk was at 10 degrees north and over the next 12 months we head back to New Zealand via Majuro and Fiji. We left Ailuk yesterday laden with magnificent handicrafts. It was very sad saying goodbye to our hosts Anious and Emily and their family. It was so good to reconnect with village life again, reminds me why we came out here in the first place.
After an overnight passage we are at an atoll called Aur to pick up the local doctor and take him to Majuro.
We are both well but going through a period of missing our wonderful country and all of you. We managed to catch up with the US election results on the BBC. What a sad day for the world.
Back on the road tomorrow.
xx Janet and David
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