We headed ashore at 9am with Andy (Calysta) to pick up our hire car. We had an amazing day driving round the island - the road around the island is 68km long but it took us all day to get round because there was so much to see. The caves were fantastic, the rock pools were stunning and the chasms were great. The only downside was we tried to find the Vaikona Chasm which Lonely Planet said was a 1km, 20min walk. It talked about 2 pools you could swim in and how you could explore further if you were brave. It said that you followed the red arrows to the cave and that a local guide was essential - we thought the guide would just be if you wanted to explore the caves further than the initial two pools so headed off following the red arrows. After an hour of scrambling over coral rocks and scrambling through jungle we arrived at the entrance to the cave which was a narrow gap into a gorge. Jonny went down to explore and said that it was spectacular but that you needed climbing gear to get to the pools - obviously why a local guide is needed!! So we trekked back to the car!!
Back in town we stopped at the Yacht Club for a burger for tea and to check the weather before heading back to the boat. The swell has gone down alot today and the motion is alot more pleasant.
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