1200 position 18-42S 174-02W. At anchor in 28 feet, sand bottom, Port
Maurelle, Vava'u, Tonga
Late yesterday afternoon I went after the mystery meat and started
trimming off the fat. By the time I was done, it was less than half
its
original size, but looked edible. We grilled it, with some salt and
pepper for seasoning, and it was fantastic, some of the best lamb
we've
ever had! Along with a salad made with fresh lettuce, tomatoes, and
cucumber from the Neiau Open Market and some grilled garlic bread, we
had
ourselves a feast.
It was supposed to be movie night, but the heavy dinner knocked us
out so
we called it a night early. During the middle of the night it started
raining, and it hasn't stopped for long since then. Not a heavy rain,
just a drizzle, but enough to make us want to stay put for the day.
The
weather report says this is likely to continue until tomorrow, so
there
will probably be a cribbage tournament aboard the Mighty Moku pe'a
this
afternoon and then movie night later on.
One of the cruiser friendly features here in Vava'u is the "Cruiser's
Net", a daily coordinated communication between commercial operations
and
cruisers on VHF Channel 26 at 830AM. There is a repeater station on
the
highest hill on the main island so there are no dead spots in the
Vava'u
group, and the net provides weather, news, commercials, and
facilitates
communications between boats and with business and government. This
morning on the news it was announced that eighty plus percent of the
population in Tonga is overweight making the country the most
overweight
in the world. I suspect products like last night's lamb has
something to
do with it, and I doubt that a local would have trimmed off any of
the fat
before consuming it.
We will likely stop our daily blog posts now that things are settling
down
and we shift into relax and enjoy mode for the next two and half
months in
Tonga. Instead we will likely post a couple of times a week as
noteworthy events occur
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