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Elaine decided to take Sunday off - No yacht chores, no yacht projects, no exercises, but rather a day of pampering, which included doing her nails and getting her hair cut. She started her day, though, in the galley - Making pancakes to enjoy with freshly chopped pineapple, yoghurt and honey, along with a side of fresh paw paw. We did, however, also work up enough energy to enjoy a walk to the Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa for afternoon coffee and French pastries at La Parisienne - Not that we needed anymore freshly baked goodies.

Yesterday we woke to a very wet day,  having rained all night, which then continued on through the day. Fortunately that definitely helped Paw Paw get a much needed thorough washdown after days of black soot descending on her.

While Elaine undertook a final review of all our navigational notes, cruising guides and the officialdom process for Vanuatu, as well as completed all the necessary documentation for clearing out of Fiji and  in to Vanuatu, Roy took the bus to Nadi to get some additional provisions as well as some VATUs (aka Vanuatu dollars). Unfortunately, on the latter activity he ran into the most incredulous brickwall.

Although he had gone prepared with all the yacht documentation as instructed previously, he was told that he couldn't purchase any VATUs without an airticket - Yep - You read correctly, he had to have an airticket. It didn't matter how many different ways he tried to enlighten them with the fact that he was actually on a yacht, they repeatedly told him the same thing - No airticket,  no money, unless he went to the money exchange at the airport. This was the same feedback he received from all the banks in town.

Completely exasperated, Roy returned to Denarau where he decided to try one last time.  His tenacity paid off. A very delightful individual at the Denarau money exchange booth processed the transaction without any fuss. "The mind she boggles!"

Today involved finishing off the rest of our passage paperwork, including our Float Plan, water and fuel management calculations, preparing the deck log, etc, as well as getting the laundry done and installing the new track for the saloon door mosquito net. 

At this point we're just waiting for a low pressure system to the north of Fiji to move further east, which will then give us more favourable winds for our departure later this week. 

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