Hi
Getting ashore at Niue is quite an operation. The swells are very large and first you have to time your leap onto the steps to coincide with the top or bottom of a swell depending on tide. You are still likely to get water up your knees before you get to the top of the steps. To protect the dingy you then have to winch the dingy up onto the dock and move it away on the trolley - see 'photo.
We had a major problem yesterday with a blocked toilet (and still not fully resolved or should I say dissolved). Michael worked on it all yesterday, and Rob, who devised a special rotory plunging tool, managed to make a break through after a hard morning's work today. Not a pleasant job.
We actually left Niue bright and early this morning en route to Tonga. The winds and weather are not entirely favourable, but we hope to get there the day after tomorrow after crossing the date line.
Cheers for now
J, M & R
dinghy launch