" A LADY TRIP" Sailing aroubd the world
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Fri 16 Apr 2010 18:29
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THURSDAY 15th
APRIL 2010
A beautifull night, Motor sailed most of the
night.as the wind was so light.
We passed 2 ships during the night, one very
close,
05.30hrs We could see the Palm trees on
the horizon, and by now the sea was flat.
06.30hrs We were at the entrance / pass
to the lagoon. ( one of the biggest in the Tuamotu Islands)
There were big waves at the entrance , because of
the tide, and about 10 big Dlophins jumping 3' clear of the waves
and looking
like a troop of dancers.
07.00hrs We dropped anchor and after some
repositioning, finally got it bedded in sand. Another
Paradise.
We got the emails and blogs out of the way, and
Aileen deciced that she would go home from Tahiti for a few weeks,
missing the family and friends.
10.30 Donal took off in the rib to explore
the Island, while Stephen changed the fan belts on the engine and topped up the
cooling
fluids for the engine and generator, plus checked
the annods in the engine.
Aileen did some emailing and had a long rest as she
was feeling tired from her long night shift.
Skipper swam ashore for some exercise and later
joined Donal for some snorkling at the pass.
This was amazing, Swimming with Ray's and Sharks,
plus the millions of other fish. It was like being in a big Gold fish
Bowl.
After more naps, Donal and Stephen went ashore for
dinner in a local " Pension " ( Guest House ) A fish dinner with fried
Bread fruit
only very so so. Later on our way back to the
rib, we came across some women fishing off the end of the pier,
Some of the women were soooo big , that even
Fat's admitted they made him look positivly slim.
Feeling good, we went back to the boat and had an
early night, Aileen was watching DVD's
Did we have a good night's sleep.
That it for today
Signed :- Stephen Hyde. (
skipper )
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