Whales were spotted a few meters from Merlin yesterday afternoon. We were having our pizza dinner and we saw about three huge whales just behind Merlin. It was amazing. Of course as soon as we got the camera out they played hide and seek so we only have a splash to show you. This was about 100NM from Nuie.
Nuie is one of the smallest countries and one for the largest coral islands. The diving is meant to be really good so I am looking forwarded to checking it out. Some of the guides say that one can hear the whales when one sleeps at night, which should be fun.
Yesterday the seas became lumpy again with swells from three directions. Fortunately the sea calmed down a little last night, this was jsut to make sure that we really enjoy the anchorage. It is now 5:37am and we are now just 30NM from Nuie and are looking forward to getting there.
Current position 18deg 49.60'S and 169deg 23.53'W