Nggatokae Island

Hello All,
We arrived at the Island at 0930 this morning. Our position is 08 47.17 S 158 13.85 E. We got to sail a whole 10 miles of the 60 mile crossing from the Russell Islands. The wind came down and the sea was the flattest I have seen in a years time. We were not in a big hurry to get here so I only had the engine running at half speed. When we arrived here at the anchorage there were buoys to mark the entrance in. It is only a small area protected by reef so there is only room for a few boats in here and we are the only ones for now anyway. There is a small village here and a resort, which I may add is not friendly to Yachties. There is also a dive shop that is owned by Lisa. She is an American woman that lived in Hawaii for the last 30 years doing dives for tourists there. She is a character and has been here for the last 5 years. She has dove on the area since 1990 on holidays. Rafal and Paula have diving certificates and they are thinking about hiring her for a dive around one of the Islands close by.
The village here is very neat and tidy and is full of wood carvers. We got to see some work walking around and it is very nice but also very expensive. As per Solomon style every one is as nice as they can be but I won't leave anything out. I will stay optimistic and not let a few bad apples ruin this country for me. It is not visited by very many yachts so it makes it very unique. I think we will spend a few days here. We have a good feeling for this place.
That's all for now so I will talk to you soon.

PEACE