Tiare Taporo III a Touho

Hi, well, we are still at Touho which is a very pleasant place to stop with most things available. The anchorage is well sheltered behind an extensive reef system and it's a short dinghy ride into the launching ramp at the entrance to the marina where Gina has found a tap for the washing. This is especially beneficial as our watermaker is still not functioning properly - but we are making water.
We have decided to continue south along the coast rather than go out to Ouvea. The wind direction seems to be doable but too potentially difficult in the short time we have left and with the watermaker problems we think it's more prudent to keep as optimal a course back to Noumea as possible. So, "Giselle" and "Lifou" (who has rejoined us) are going out to Ouvea but we now think that we have had a great apprenticeship with sailing in tropical waters and that therefore we would be better to continue to Bundaberg as planned but fter that to come back here next April and proceed north via the Loyalties, Vanuatu, Solomons,Phillipines and eventually to Malaysian Borneo and then Peninsula Malaysia.
Tonight we went ashore (on a Sat night!!) to a local restaurant which was ferme (closed!!). The only restaurant in town. We knew it was closed so we ate on board (local venison steaks) and then had been invited to watch the France v Wales rugby game. After a few false starts the television set starting giving off some intelligible images and we were very pleased to see France the victor. If NZ beats Australia then it will be a NZ-France finale. COULD SOMEONE PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow we head for Baie Lebris and after that Kouaoua which is a mining town but with all supplies we are likely to need. Hopefully we'll meet "Giselle" and "Lifou" further south in Port Bouquet or Yate.
Sailing down the coast isn't easy. There are constant headwinds and it's a matter of juggling weather forecasts and distances.
Cheers and love from us"Anna and Clyff" <EA3285@sailmail.com>
Jim and Gina
www.tiaretaporo3.blogspot.com

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