After an uneventful week mostly marked by "sorry, not todays" we have had a busy and productive day today. Miraculously our container has cleared customs and quarantine with no problems. We took the outboards to "Trouble in Paradise" to get the gear oil refilled and returned them to the container so they are ready to go. We've booked the only truck with a container swing for Monday to drop the container off to Ano beach, from where we can start shifting gear over to the island. I may have to ride along with the container to clear a few branches with the machete so we can make it down to the beach.
The only barge in Vava'u is in the dry dock for four months so it's a good thing we brought along our flatpack raft, which we will probably assemble next week.
The plan for Monday is to get the boat and chainsaw, clear some trees to make a camp site then set up camp on Tuesday, which coincides with the last day of our accommodation here in Maria's hut. Almost like it was planned that way! Wednesday should be our first night on the block.
p.s. don't ever drink this beer. In hindsight the Lion Red would have been quite good.
No comments:
Post a Comment