We spent the whole morning motoring around the atoll with a fishing line dragging behind us (Gary and I). We had a few bites and I was finally able to reel up this thing.
We didnt know what it was, whether or not it was good to eat or was at risk of fish poisoning, so we brought it ashore with us to ask Matia. He said it was some sort of bone fish and crappy eating.
We brought some gifts for Matia and Uncle Moe today including a bunch of Yagona for the Sevusevu ceremony so we could be welcomed officially to their island. We drank some more coconuts and hung out as they boiled our coconut crab for us to take back to the boat. 
They gave us a bag full of papayas, a gourd, and about 200 bananas (not exaggerating) to go with our coconut crab.
Matia and Uncle Moe are just wonderful people and have welcomed me back to stay on the island anytime. They are in the process of fixing it up and upgrading it and will be putting a guesthouse or two right on the beach for their friends to stay at. They said to come back in the future for my honeymoon and I can stay there free of charge. This island is a true paradise run by a great pair of locals. Naqelelevu will be a stop on my next South Pacific voyage!
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