Well so far so good. The islanders are ever so friendly and the little village is neat and tidy. There is a beautiful aroma of the tropical flowers as one walks along. The shops in the village are well stocked and have an interesting assortment of goods. The hardware is great with some amazing carving tools etc as that is a popular occupation on the islands. It is a long walk to town and we have done it a few times, but a lot of the time someone will stop and give you a lift. The island is very green with lots of beautiful trees. As it is winter many of the large trees have lost their leaves. It is amazing to think of it being winter with high humidity and around 28deg Celsius. It has been raining a lot and the last two days we have had the boat closed up. You no sooner open a hatch and the rain starts up again. It is very hot and sticky down below. The front is supposed to pass over by tomorrow (Sunday) and the sun should be out again. Tomorrow we are going on to the next island and as the peaks are lower there should be some sun. We desperately need to do some washing etc. Speaking to one of the locals, she said that the village gets lots of rain now, but the eastern side of the island is sunny. Later in the season when the winds change this end becomes sunny and it rains on the other half. There is a massive peak and mountain around the town but we have not seen the top of it yet. We have seen some of the lower peaks and ridges in the mist and they are totally awesome.
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