Prepping for the sail to Nuku'alofa
25 October 2009 | Tonga
Scott
Yesterday we had a very nice day-sail through the islands. Our goal was to find a nice overnight anchorage to prepare for jumping off to the next island group and the capital city of Nuku'alofa. We wove through the coral to a sandy spot on the windward side of a beautiful little island where the guide book described "lagoon like protection in all weather". I do not know where the author stayed, but this was the roughest anchorage since La Cruz with wind waves sweeping over the reefs in anything but the lowest tide. It was getting late in the afternoon and the next option was dead upwind, so we stayed for a bumpy but uneventful evening.
Mary has spent the morning baking and making lentil salad for dinner tonight. After lunch we will leave for the 100 mile trip to Nuku'alofa and hopefully will arrive around this time tomorrow.