Ha'apai

Yesterday we did the passage to Ha'apai in squirrelly wind (mostly close hauled), rain, thunder, lightening and upset tummies. I guess it wasn't our best day. We've all been having a bit of nausea lately. I'm thinking it is because of the local vegies that we've been eating. They are home grown and need a lot of cleaning. I'm going back to my strict vegie washing routine of using bleach in the wash water. I've also been having a lot of headaches, and just found myself completely exhausted yesterday. I slept until 2 in the afternoon on and off. The kids each took naps too which is really rare. So much for school.

Pete sailed and checked weather forecasts every couple of hours, as we watched the sky darken. We arrived in the main village around 5 pm, just in time to get settled, put on the sail covers, plug up the scuppers and catch the rain that poured from the sky. It rained all night, and now today it's grey and dreary. Pete has checked in with the local authorities, bought bread and bananas and I'm doing some baking and school. We plan to move out to another anchorage a few miles away where reportedly there are lobsters. We have fulfilled most of our to do list for this trip, except catching lobsters.

I'm getting antsy to get a move on to NZ, so I hope this last week in Tonga will be great. Hopefully the sun will come back out and we'll be well rested before we go. Pete's finger is healing nicely, and much faster than we had been told to expect. It will have a pretty bad scar, but is mostly closed up although still sore. At least he's able to get wet and use it again. Your prayers are appreciated.

It's time to do the dishes, so I'm off-- Kellie