🇸🇧️ Lata, Rodney and Simons bay

It is a dark moonless night so it is “blind” navigation through the narrow western pass by comparing the GPS position of the boat with Google maps satellite overlays in OpenCPN while many fishermen in their dugout canoes shine their lights into my eyes…

The sail from Luganville Vanuatu to Lata on Ndendo island went well and the wind was gentle.

There is one other boat there and in the morning two other boats arrive, all to clear in. We leave the next day to Rodney bay because there are now 5 boats in this tiny bay so we nearly touch eachother.

Later that evening it is Starlink internet cafe on the boat with John and Joseph on board.

Simons nature reserve is a true gem! Simon provides 2 free boat moorings near the reef that Simon protects and restores. Please visit and support him.

These 2 moorings are quite close to the reef so they are less suitable in conditions with north to northeasterly winds. Also I would say that our 16m boat was a bit too big for these fair weather moorings.