Patti has arrived in Savusavu from Vuda marina! We will provision for a month then sail to the Southern Lau on Thursday. Patti wants to do an art project with the school children of Ogea and I will help Dutch sailor Umberto with putting up a mainsail donated by Dutch sailors I met in New Zealand…

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This month the 70 year old diving instructor Patti Greene from Hawaii, a friend of Stella, is on board
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We sail to Ogea in the Southern Lau group
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that is where Umberto is living on his sailboat at the moment

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after an hour walking through the jungle we reach the village
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Sevusevu
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our anchorage in Ogea
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Meet Umberto and read the incredible story about him and his mother living together on their sailboat here

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unloaded the sail from the back locker of Malaka Queen
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Big thank you to the Dutch sailers that I met in Whangarei for your generous donation, you have given Umberto his freedom back!

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A few days later Patti gave an art lesson at the primary school of Ogea
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maximal concentration
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and equal dedication
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look at the results

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from Ogea we sail to Lomaloma at Vanua Balavu island to pick up our new crew member Elaine