We catch up with Boomerang and again enjoy
fine times with Rod and Jen. They are
loads of fun and excellent at negotiating with the local fishermen for fresh
crabs and fish. They often exchange
biscuits, coke, cigarettes etc for 6 fresh crabs. We cruise in company and it’s
quite handy having our beer getting cold in their freezer (we have no more ice)
– like following our own 43ft personal esky – tee hee.
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| Deserted bay until the locals anchor nearby! |
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| Nothing like a bit of company! |
The islands are pretty, often quite
elevated with dense jungle terrain cascading to white sandy beaches. Many of
the bays are too deep and too close to shore to anchor. Some have bombies and bullets – a bit like
the Whitsundays. We do however always
find a reasonable anchorage for the night.
The islands are mostly uninhabited, often with a few fishing boats
seeking shelter overnight just as we are.
We are sometimes joined by local boats anchoring very close to us – they
have huge smiles, wave alot and are generally very curious about our boat and
everything about us – quite amusing really.
We cross the equator at 9.30am on 10
July. We pull down the spinnaker for a
celebratory swim and a couple of warmish beers.
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| Crossing the equator |
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| Swimming at the equator |
We enjoy a mix of calm seas, tropical
storms, torrential downpours, amazing currents, big tides, no wind, lots of
wind, beautiful sunsets, cool mornings, hot nights – you name it we get it.
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| Local shop selling milo! |
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| Local houses built over the water |
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| Renovators dream! |
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| Two guys fishing |
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| Local fruit - not sure what it is |
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| Pet eagle |
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