{"id":114,"date":"2019-05-16T01:46:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T01:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trypod.co.nz\/imagine\/?p=114"},"modified":"2020-09-20T05:48:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T05:48:38","slug":"nomuka-ika-haapai-our-first-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trypod.co.nz\/imagine\/2019\/05\/16\/nomuka-ika-haapai-our-first-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Nomuka Ika, Ha’apai & our first fish!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GPS: 20 16.565S 174 48.267W<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Run: 64.3nm (116.4km)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At daybreak this morning we said goodbye to Nuku’alofa and 9 hours later arrived in Nomuka Ika in the Ha’apai group.

On the way Hannah decided to stop practising and caught a smallish tuna which she decided to set free. Upon which Tony brought out his new rod and said “game’s on”. Within half an hour he had landed a yellow fin tuna large enough to feed us for a couple of days. Hannah helped Tony by strapping on his codpiece “tuna piece” (gimble belt) for his rod. This evening Tony and Hannah prepared a tuna delicacy with an amazing dipping sauce Stella threw together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s interesting how different our languages are not only between countries but also between generations. We found out today when hearing the story that on Hannah’s instructions when Tony asked where the hole in the wall was that Hannah sent him to the toilet (thinking that the hole in the wall was the urinal not the ATM!!) Stella would have thought the same thing and has declared she will never call an ATM a hole in the wall nor some of the other kiwi lingo we’ve been throwing her way. Looking forward to exploring the island tomorrow. Night from all of us.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n