Turned out nice again...

Errr .

Errrm.

Well the suns finally come out and we want to go to the Hapai group. Customs say we cannot checkout on a Friday and leave Saturday. I.E. When the rain stops. Well we can pay 100 Panga. For a Saturday. We warn boat next door, which is the first he's heard of it. We got that info from the boat that tried to leave the week before. Who stayed till monday instead. The guy's in the fishing club, incuding the guy who has lots to do with Customs - he run the brewery, gets involved. He says its tripe no pay 100 panga. This morning the boat next door get the Ausie High commissioner up, she says its tripe and confronts the guy from customs. Incedently finding him through the Tongan grapevine rather than offical channels. He blows up, and he's a big man, threatens arrest. She backs off and says will sort it Monday. Guy from the Brewery turns up, says a bloke from high up in the dept of transport wants to take a statement. We've decided we will clear out if we can but let the Auzie's stick their neck out. Unfortunatly the guy takes a statment off us too. Damn Damn Damn, customs in the rest of Tonga are now going to love us..... We got their mate in trouble.....

Well the Guy's back now, and is intending to sign them out I belive. I should point out the bigwig is a Kiwi, rather than a Tongan , the Customs officer's a Tongan, thats going to help the whole process.... Maybe we'll clear out too? Christian has gone off with a third boat for a day sail, assuming we're staying..Its safe to say I don't know whether I'm coming or going. Nor i suspect does anybody else.

Shit's gonna hit the fan come monday I'm sure. So hope were going, the boat that kicked up the stink is going to New Caledonia, we haowever are going else where in Tonga. Suspect we'd be better off clearing out and not being here, would be happy if I was in an other country when the fall out starts. But hey it wasn't our fault.

Bollocks.....