11/ 7 / 99 Report / Na'alehu Anthony
Today we received confirmation that the earliest that we could
leave is Tuesday , Nov 9. Weather permitting we want to leave in the afternoon
after a departure ceremony. We are finishing manifesting equipment and
starting to load fishing gear and cooking utensils. We have one last thank
you dinner tonight. We want to make sure those who hosted us on Rapa Nui
knows how much we appreciate all of their hospitality and kindness. They
have really opened their home to us as if we were all long lost family members.
The wind is still out of the north and the swells are supposed
to come up in the next few days. If the swells do rise, it will be hard
to get out of the harbor at Hanga Piko. The harbor is very similar to the
one at Hale-o-Lono in Moloka'i in that in big surf, the harbor is inexcessible
either way.
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Rapa Nui, go to the PVS
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