Save the Piggy
14 October 2016 | Pic courtesy of Vagabond paparazzi who snuck up on us in our moment of rest
Keep this quiet but we've checked out of Vava'u and should have left two days ago but right now, we're "under the radar" cruising around the couple of dozen anchorages that make up the Vava'u group. Today we are in Number 16 and tomorrow we are heading for Number 32. It's not the most imaginative of naming strategies.
And tonight, unless my Save the Piggy campaign works, another poor wee porker cops it. Having had the anchorage to ourselves, us and our two buddy boats that is, a small fleet from the Net cruisers have descended and in about an hour, about 20+ folk will head for shore for another Tongan Feast. With dancing. Tongan I hope and not daft adults. I think there's 8 different nationalities, young and old, from 10 to, well, the more mature adult.
Vaka'Eitu island where we are is a typical palm fringed coral sand beach with surrounding reef. Perhaps the most spectacular coral so far. Unfortunately one has to swim out through the surf to get to the "coral garden". Anne wasn't really in her element and despite her best efforts failed her audition for Baywatch getting several breakers in the face before retiring to the safety of the beach, and back to Time Bandit where we had a wee rest before dinner.