Saturday, September 3, 2016

3 September - Korinasolo Inlet

We've been hunkered down in Koroinasolo Inlet for 4 days now as the trade winds blow themselves out. It is not a bad place to be stuck. The seas are flat in this landlocked anchorage and we are secure with 2 anchors set.

Puanani caught up with us yesterday afternoon and she is sitting peacefully at anchor 100 yards to port. Mark, Blossom, and their son Kana who joined them in Savusavu on Tuesday, came aboard for dinner last night and we swapped stories about our respective journeys here. They had a tougher time with the weather than we did. They stopped at Namena too, but it wasn't comfortable in the heavier winds. It was too windy for them to anchor in Nabouwalu, but they did find shelter in Baulailai Bay. They caught a fish that none of us can identify, but it was good eating.

This morning we all dinghied ashore so the Puanani crew could present Sevusevu to the chief, and then we went for a hike. The hills behind the village are planted with a non-native pine that is currently being harvested. It looks like the hills in Northern California with heavy equipment, clear cutting, and fully loaded logging trucks. It is surreal seeing this right next to a native Fijian village.

After lunch we headed in the other direction by dingy to a beach at the entrance to the inlet that we had seen on the way in. We could hear goats and cows making noise above us in the bushes and they sounded like people talking. We are still not sure if people were there or not. Clay found an entire green sea turtle shell on the beach. It was a bit weathered, but would have been a great souvenir. Too bad we couldn't keep it.

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