15th August, Neiafu, Tonga

We woke up this morning to bright blue skies which was a nice change.
After breakfast we headed ashore to the market to stock up on some fresh vegetables and other supplies.
After lunch on the boat we headed ashore for the fundraiser. Some of the cruisers and one of the local restaurants had organized a cruiser fundraiser to raise money for the families of the ferry disaster in which it seems that approx 90 people died. As part of the fundraiser there was a bbq, silent auction, Tongan dancing and people getting thrown in the harbour!!
We checked out the auction and caught up with some people and then Jonny dropped me off at Orono 1. Donna had arranged a jewelry making afternoon for the girls with Giselle from Monkey Feet who makes jewelry using stones and sterling silver wire. It was a lot harder than it looks but I ended up with a lovely necklace. Whilst I was doing this Jonny took our old dinghy ashore to sell it to one of the restaurant owners. He managed to sell it and got a good price for it.
We headed back ashore for the results of the auction and to watch the dancing which was a very relaxed dance after the knee knocking Polynesian dancing.
As we hadn't managed to buy any meat ashore (supplies are starting to get low in town due to the ferry sinking) and we had sold the dinghy we decided to treat ourselves to dinner out again.
Chriselle joined us for dinner which was great as they are heading off to Fiji tomorrow and as they are heading to a different part we are unsure when we will cross paths again.