Midday landfall in Noumea, New Caledonia, went well on Monday 6th October, after quite a rough nine day passage. I avoided a night time entry by heaving to for several hours. Nice to have the big southerly swell (from big storm system well south) die down once inside the fringing reef, 11miles off Noumea.
Several jobs have needed attending to so my stay in Marina Moselle has been extended but I hope to get away quite soon.. The ladies in the Marina office are super helpful and friendly and Shane (SV Outrun) has generously spent quite a time with me sorting out Starlink problems. Unfortunately, the old fitting has proved unusable (due to impossibility of running new cable down inside the pole) but I have a sturdy mount for the stern arch which I am adapting. We're definitely in the Tropics here with nice warm weather and bright tropical flowers everywhere.
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