Southern Vava'u

We let go the mooring this morning around 10:00 and headed south for a more remote anchorage and away from the crowds in Neiafu. We sailed off the mooring under headsail alone and sailed with a couple of gybes and a couple of tacks we dropped anchor at Ovaka Island for lunch. The anchorage was pretty exposed so we really only stayed long enough to eat then upped anchor to head around the corner to Ovalau Island, a much more protected place. We anchored in 15 meters of water and there is only one other boat here, a Moorings Charter Catamaran. I went for a swim and snorkel around the boat and in towards the reef. There are lots of fish and nice clear water. We will not bother with the outboard on the dinghy as we are close enough to row to shore tomorrow. For now, we are relaxing and getting used to being away from towns and traffic.

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