Sept. 23 - Vava'u

We've moved over to a mooring closer to the village; the dinghy ride back and forth was a wet one, and we had wrapped a coral head pretty good as well. So...there's a wx trough hovering over Neiafu, and it's been rainy for days. Last night we watched a BBC documentary film presented by the film's maker/producer about the island Tanna, which is in Vanuatu. There are lots of (expensive) bars and restaurants here, very slow internet, and services are available to yachties who need them, such as refrigeration repair, sail repair, etc. There's also a Mooring's Yacht Charter base here, and whale watching tours are popular (albeit, pricey) diversions. We've seen many whales on passage here, but have been a bit too far away for good pictures. Although not our idea of a long term place to stay, Vava'u is another sticky place, and some folks end up spending cyclone season here. We've seen a lot of our friends here, all planning on going on to Australia, Fiji or NZ.