Oct 11 - Departure preparation

We took the water taxi from Pangaimotu to town and went to Customs, Immigration and the Port Captain. It was all a bit confusing as the offices are spread out, and in order to obtain the necessary voucher for duty free fuel, yet another Customs office gets involved. We bought some fresh veggies at the market, which was quite larger and had a better selection than the market at Neiafu. In the afternoon I made a jerry jug run for 100 liters of diesel, and we had the dinghy secured on deck by sunset. Another couple of boats are also leaving for NZ, with a possible stop at North Minerva Reef, so everyone's been busy. The passage weather looks good at this time, so it's onward we go; a quicker departure from Tonga than we had originally planned, but things have a way of working out for the best.