6 Aug 2003: Tuvalu

We are lying peacefully at anchor facing into a gentle Easterly breeze and looking at Fongafale town as the sun comes up in the South Pacific. Just across the coconut palms is the other side of the island on the Eastern side of the atoll and we can hear the surf breaking gently on the weather side. It's tempting to up anchor and depart for Vanuatu when conditions are so good but this place is growing on us - the people are very friendly and there are things we haven't seen yet. Maybe tomorrow...