Good Anchorages and Sailing

The wind is blowing from the west and that only happens here about 4 times a year. The normal tradewinds are SE about 15 knots. Taking the wind direction into account is essential to choosing a good anchorage. We have chosen well. We are protected from wind and swell by surrounding mountains and reefs.

I am utilizing the Peace Corps Bislama lessons and will try and stick in a few words. There are teenage boys on shore without a "kanu" - what they call their aotriga (outrigger). They want magazines. They can build themselves a boat and paddle it out here like everyone else. And they can bring produce to share. Anyway, they are standing ashore and hooting which is actually very effective. They use that same voice in their custom dances to communicate also. Before the last few years of cell phone towers in most places that voice and the tam-tam were the only means of long distance communication.

Yesterday was too gnarly to go out to the best reefs for another snorkeling adventure. But today was glorious and beautiful sailing to the far north end of Malekula. Anchorage has incredibly clear water and we can see the anchor down in 35 feet. Great happiness.

Barry either has Malarone poisoning again or pneumonia we think. He says he is never again taking anything that starts with "mal". Not funny.

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