Enjoying La Lagune
We only spent two nights in Noumea and then headed off for several days touring and snorkeling around the lagoon. Snorkeled each day and the water is a pleasant temperature. We seem to have brought the first fine weather for a while so the days have been a very relaxing 25degC.
We were able to get someone started on welding up the stanchion and Cap Horn piece. In the mean time, the Cap Horn people are sending a new part even though the wind vane is 8 years old! They are the BEST imaginable for customer service!
We braced the stanchion with a broomstick and also cleaned out the autopilot which seems to be working okay- at least in the less tempestuous waters of the lagoon. So, things are under pretty good control. We will say goodbye to Will tomorrow (Thursday) as he returns to Uni. When the Cap Horn part arrives, we will set off NW to circumnavigate Grande Terre and also visit the Loyalty Islands.
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