Yesterday was Bastille Day celebrations in Wallis (Bastille Day is today).
We started the day snorkelling off one of the many Motus here. The edge of the reef went from .5m to 40m, which made for a great array of fish and coral. After lunch we moved the boat back into the harbour, so we could go ashore in the evening.
In the evening the waterfront area was crowded with locals (and four boat people). There was a couple of food stalls, a band and 3 groups of traditional dancers, all of which was being filmed by the local (one and only) Wallis TV station.
Unfortunately the night was interrupted by a sudden downpour, which left everyone sodden. At this point we realised that we had left all the hatches on the boat open (wet beds). Being soaking wet and a 10 to 15 knot breeze, we were cooling down fast. So we decided to head back to the boat.
Upon reaching our dinghy tied up to the wharf and seeing the choppy water, Tony decided not to go back to Imagine. So Andrew, Sue and Stella headed off into the dark, while Tony went back to watch the rest of the dancing.
The trio made it back to Imagine soaked in salt water, whilst Tony talked a local family into putting him up for the night.
This morning Andrew picked Tony up from the wharf and as the wind and waves are a bit high, we all have had a lazy day.
