GPS: 16 31.980S 167 46.206E
Blog today written by none other than MBP (Miss Bossy Pants)!! You all get only 1 guess who that might be, of course CindyG!! We are anchored in a beautiful bay waiting out the high winds.
Early this morning we saw the family of 15 natives on the nearest very small island of Awei get picked up on a little fibreglass boat to go to church. About an hour later 2 men returned to the island & we saw them bailing out buckets of water from the boat. A bit later they motored over to ask Andrew & Wolfgang to help them lift the boat out of the water. Being the kind generous man he is, Andrew realised this is the only motorised transport of these small islands!! So he grabbed tools, fibreglass, sandpaper and hopped on the dinghy with Wolfgang to head over. Numerous short trips back & forth, Andrew repaired several small leaks in the boat while Wolfgang documented the day with his camera. In between trips Sue cooked up a delicious hearty lunch for us all. Cindy and Sue played scrabble & read their books to pass the day. Cindy is feeling much better after 2days of a bad head cold, everyone was grossed out by her homemade remedy of raw garlic, ginger, sirache & lemon tea drink.
Only 1 other boat, Sarean is anchored here, Meg & Darren are coming to join us for snacks & drinks this evening. We all had a lovely enlightening experience, they were a delightful couple and great company!!
