[password] 5Fku_7$H
[position] 16 28.56s, 178 57.23e
[weather] Wind SE 7-10, Bar 1015.5, Sky 10% altocummulus, Sea small ripples
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[status]At anchor in Vunisuni Bay
36 nm motorboat ride from Rukuruku Bay yesterday under blue skies and very light N breeze. We caught a small dogfish tuna, which made for a nice dinner. Smoke from fires on Vanua Levu, sugar cane fields I presume, was visible all day. Last night the light N wind died, replaced by a strong SE wind. Velic has been enveloped in smoke since 2300 last night, dropping a dry black ash on deck, although it has thinned this morning.
Vunisuni Bay is a beautiful small bay with dramatic hills all around and open to the north, but well protected by multiple reefs. The shore line is mangrove. There are a few cattle in the low hills and a herd of goats in the upper hills. Although there is no village in this bay, there were long boats yesterday afternoon fishing. All is well on board.
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