[password] silvermom
[position] 17 29.203S 149 52.685W
[status] Opunohu Bay was as secure as it was beautiful, and hiking in the valley was excellent. We finally moved back to an outer anchorage, this time slightly west of the village of Papetoai. This anchorage is frequented because it's close to snorkeling destinations (sting ray feeding, underwater tikis), but we're not keen on it; it's exposed and too close to shallows with lots of bombies. Once we've seen the underwater attractions, we'll move somewhere more protected.
[heading] 100M
[speed] 0k
[weather] Wind E 18k. Sea E 0.3m. Baro 1017mb and steady. Cloud 10%.
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The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.