(By Ann) Okay, so not every day is warm and sunny but that doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy them!. So yes, Bob did ask for his coat (I already had mine) and we jumped in the dinghy to go explore after lunch. We motored along the shore, in and around incredible “cupcake” islands (so nicknamed because of the way the volcanic rock is eroded by the water) over water that kept looking way too shallow to negotiate. I figured that if it got too shallow Bob could pull us over the shallow spots! Luckily it was not necessary. After an hour or so of investigating/exploring the shoreline we rounded a mushroom rock and saw our old anchorage in front of the path to the village! Now we know the short cut. But more exciting was when we came back to our current anchorage and realized that the outgoing tide was creating the sand spit that we are so protected by. It was very cool to walk out there as the water was receding. Sometimes we feel like we walk on water …this is one of those times. Suddenly we are out in the middle of an area and it looks like we needed to walk on water to get there. It is always a religious experience when you are cruising! While exploring today Bob found another coconut that was calling to him. I try to keep him to a one-a-day limit. But…today we decided he would chop it up on shore. The other day he made a mess all over Charisma …and he was only in the cockpit! But pieces of coconut were launched everywhere! So we came back to Charisma, got Bob his machete and chopping board and sent him back ashore. Oops – he came back without the cutting board and had to go back for it before the tide claimed it! And as I type this he is making fried coconut strips a la-Big Mama’s in Tonga. I sure hope they turn out! Tomorrow the winds are really supposed to pick up as a “Convergence Zone” event passes over us over the next couple days. Could be rain too. So tomorrow we plan to pull out the sewing machine and make a rain catching device! And then maybe I will do some quilting! PS – Joanne commented on our cheese making implements referred to in our blog last night…I had panty hose on board for those social events that called for more than a sulu (the wrap around sarong that is necessary when visiting the villages). No, honestly the pantyhose were on board to put my bar of soap in while showering under way. I put my bar of soap in one leg and tied the other one to the hand rail so there was no concern about losing the soap over board (thanks to my son, Greg for the great idea!). So now I don’t lose my soap AND I can make cream cheese! It’s all about using everything to its fullest potential!