Well sometime over the next four days we will hopefully clear out of Neiafu and start the passage to Suva, Fiji. So our final news....
Yesterday saw Geoff spend the whole day emptying the contaminated fuel out of the tank, taking the moulded black plastic 130 litre tank ashore. Where he spent hours putting petrol into it, swishing it around, pouring it out into a container and repeating and repeating, until there was little or no sign left of the dreaded black algae. The poor guy was buggered by 5pm. But with hope that he had got rid of the algae, it called for some icy cold beers.
The best place in town for a really icy beer is the Bounty Bar, owned by a Brit, who took over the place four months ago. It is the original yachtie hangout and we went their for beers 13 years ago. The photo says it all about Geoff's visit there yesterday! We stayed and had dinner and then walked back to our favourite hangout the Aquarium for a calming bowl of vanilla icecream with chocolate sauce. And chatted with Tassie yachties Ian and Kate, their son Zander aboard the Aluminium yacht "Alumination"
Today Geoff has got rid of the contaminated diesel, will buy some more to get us to Fiji and then we can check how it is going there. Our laundry is being done, we need to water up and put a few fresh stores aboard....then we're ready to clear out with Customs, Immigration and the Port Captain.
Today is also, Geoff's beautiful Goddaughter Rebecca's 19th Birthday, wow how old does that make us feel? We really miss her and hope she has a great day and lots of celebrating! Love ya Bekka!
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