Neiafu, Vava'u Group, Tonga

This has been a bussy and eventful week for Callisto. We have re-met many of our friends from across the Pacific aqnd made some new ones as they all gathered here for the 2010 Vava'u Regatta. The Regatta itself lasted for about a week and was packed full of a combination of mindless events and a few more serious ones. . It kicked off on the 22nd with a meet and greet which was enjoyable. There was the opportunity to meet with reps from Opua and Whangerei in New Zealand to learn about the various services offered for repar and refit for Callisto once we get to NZ.
On the following day was an activity called the "cornhole tournament". It was not what you think. More like a game of horseshoes but instead of a horseshoe the object was to get a bean bag into a hole in a wooden board about 10 metres away. Unfortunately was eliminated after the second round. That evening was the Billionaire Costume Pub Crawl. We were issued 1 billion Zimbabwean Dollars(completely worthless) and off we went to visit 11 of the local hostelries while in drag. You are going to have to wait for the photos and they are impressive. Much alcohol was involved but nobody drowned and a good time was had by all.
On the next day was a local boat race in the harbor and I entered my sailing dinghy and managed to win my class.
On Saturday was the Sunsail Vavu'a Cup Race from the Neiafu harbour to Tapana Island. The course was about 20 miles and 30 boats participated. We had good breeze and had a great time but unfortunately did not place. (cont)