We finally found the cause of our communication problems after a test showed we were transmitting loud and clear but we were not able to receive a reply back. This is most unusual and we wrongly assumed transmission or grounding problems, so we were all the time looking at the wrong end. Knowing where the problem was and after reading the manual we figured it out. It was only a problem with the radio settings that God knows how we managed to change. It is all working now.
With the communications back we are now looking at the weather for our next leg to Noumea. At the moment it seems that we should be leaving next Thursday or Friday. There is a front coming and it is going to get nasty here. We are 3 sailboats in the lagoon and one of them is going the same way so we are planning to leave together. In the meantime we are getting ready, fuel, water and supplies.
The weather has been fantastic so far and we are enjoying the island. We'll post pictures when we get good internet.
G.
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