27 August

Callisto does not currently have internet in tonga so here is the latest update:

We arrived in Niuatoputapu (New Potatoes) in Northern Tonga. We covered 205 miles in about 26 hours and got in about 0930 to discover that we had lost a day, having crossed the international dateline. We are now 13 hours ahead of GMT instead of 11 hours behind GMT but on the next day. Perhaps i could have done this on the 22nd and missed my birthday but i doubt would have remained a year younger.
The anchorage is flat calm with a mild breeze and picture perfect. A brief foray ashore and quick chat with the locals revealed the devastation from a recent Tsunami and a cyclone. Both of which occured within the last year. There is no infrastructure here and definitely no internet, so photos will have to wait.
We just had a visit from the customes and immigration and quarantine people and an invitation for Sunday Lunch after church tomorrow.
Further details to follow