A Ward to the Wise
28 September 2010 | Neiafu, Vava'u Group, Tonga
Crow's Nest
September 28
Given potentially free breakfast at The Crow's Nest (didn't work out), procurement of gasoline and boat shirts, Monday Night Football (1300 local) and Awards/Wrap Party starting 1700, this will be another mercifully short effusion.
Regatta over; fun done. Tomorrow signifies return to daily grind of cruising Tonga. Oh, the drudgery. In near future this will hopefully entail an occasional boat job interspersed with long periods of indolence. Neiafu with its cruiser orientation (bars/restaurants/entertainment) is a tarbaby, but other great anchorages in the group may soon provide sufficient lure. Expect to squander another two weeks before easing down to Ha'apai Group. May begin move toward New Zealand end of October.
Time to reprise pirate costume of Full Moon Party for incumbent pillage and plunder at tonight's concluding event (at which will be awarded the coveted cornholer ear-of-corn statue), so will conclude this and depart.
Jack