Tapana Island Anchorage

We pulled up the anchor yesterday around 09:45 in Port Maurelle and set sail for the 8 mile trip around to Tapana Island. Downwind then hard to weather is the order of the day for sailing around here but we had a great sail, and its good exercise to tack, tack, tack. The anchorage is very sheltered form the seas but enough wind spills over from the east to keep things relatively cool. We went for a short walk on shore and toured around the "Ark Gallery". The artist, Sheri, is a wonderful American woman who first sailed here with her husband in 1983. They have their boat "Splashes" and the floating gallery. They also have around 10 moorings that they offer to guests for 10 Pa'anga a night, cheaper than Neiafu. We got together with Rush and Six Pack last night. We managed to get 10 of us on the aft deck of Rush. Lies swapped, stories told, a typical cruiser get together. Today is chore day, laundry, then into the local village to find the store to try a get a few little things, and generally to get a good walk on land.

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