We have been on the move recently and have anchored in 3 different bays in the last 3 nights. On Friday, August 24th we weighed anchor at Rikitea and motored to the North side of Taravai Island. We followed our inbound track on the iPad. The iSailor software seems to be accurate relative to the coral bommies we are seeing. David drives, I man the iPad, Mark does the real eyeball navigation from the bow and Nancy and Gail keep David informed about buoys, bommies, the latest Donald Trump fiasco, dinner plans, and other points of interest. This is definitely eyeball navigation country. Water depths in places are greater than 200 feet, but rise suddenly to shoal depths. Keeping an inbound track on the iPad has been helpful when we find that we have motored into a deadend and must 180 and backtrack. It also will be helpful to show our escape route if the wind gets up and we need to depart the anchorage at night. David caught and released 2 small Tuna on small spinning/trolling gear as we motored along. We anchored in Gavutu Bay in 57 feet of water. Gail made a rice salad for lunch and threw some vegetable scraps overboard and discovered that Ramona was still with us. Ramona is a Remora that has been attached to Kaimiloa since we arrived in Rikitea. Her husband Raymond and their son Romeo did not make the trip to Gavutu and we hope to see them upon return to Rikitea. They are interesting but unattractive fish. Afterall, their heads are suction cups. Nature can be amazing. We took the dinghy ashore and found a very dense jungle of Pandanus. David grilled some of the Ono from the fishing trip with Michel. Excellent dinner followed by excellent sleep in the 68-70 degree air. Next day Mark, Gail and I hiked to the top of the Pine covered ridge to the North of Gavutu Bay. Got some good photos and videos. Back on the boat we prepped, weighed anchor and got underway for Anganui Bay, the next bay to the South. Same deal with the eyeball navigation and we had a little trouble finding a good spot to drop anchor, but finally settled into a comfortable location. We did some snorkeling and had an early dinner. The moon is almost full and the sky was clear, so it was a nice evening. Today we got up early. Mark and Gail took the 2 kayaks for a tour of the bay. I swam alongside Gail's kayak. David did some spearfising on the nearby reefs. We got underway at 1100 and motored 1 mile South to Onemea Bay and dropped anchor in 25 feet with a good sand bottom. Great place!! Plenty of swinging room, but lots of coral, nice white sand beach, and high pine covered ridges surrounding all but the Northwest side. Nancy and Gail took the kayaks for a long tour of the bay. David did some more spearfishing. Mark and I swam. Teriaki Ono is on the dinner menu for tonight. Life is Goo.

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