As you can see we finally got out of Port Vila Harbour. We left on a forecast that should have given us moderate winds, but alas, we haven't seen them. it seemed also as if we had currents against us, so we have motor sailed practically all the way.
Huon Reef - what can we say. We have arrived at this remote paradise amidst huge turtles lazily swimming about in clear blue water. It is mating season and in the late afternoon the females make their way onto the sand atoll to lay their eggs.
They share the atoll with hundreds of birds, many nursing eggs or chicks. We feel privileged to see nature taking place before us with so little human intervention.
Some of the gannet chicks are larger than their parents. Many parents look thin and tired while their chick are loud and demanding.
Sadly we see dead turtles who didn't make it back to the sea in time before baking in the fierce sun.
Sharks eagerly hover close to shore waiting for some easy meals.
Sascha and I madly gather shells, feeling as if we we are the only people on earth to have access to them.
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