After my night at sea sailing through squalls and thunderstorms I thought that I would have a very good sleep the following night when I took an early dive into my salty and humid bed… Not so for I was still wide awake two hours later and I just had to get up again… Then I spent the evening guitar playing with the sound of the breaking waves on the beach in the background.. At one point I had found a nice little tune that I have now forgotten, darn… In the end I fell asleep just to wake up early in the morning to find that ‘Messy’ had flown away… In the afternoon with other sailors I went to a beach party where I met many new people. Of course I had to taste the original Vanuatu Kava which is much stronger and even more repulsive than the one I tasted back in Fiji! From the beach I spotted Sogno d’Oro in the distance, coming in to anchorage. When I came back on board a while later, I thought that Henk would rather have a rest or sleep than a visit. Tomorrow is another day and with it the customs-clearance-festival …

Laura