" A LADY TRIP " Sailing around the World ( presently in " Tahuata " , the Marqeusis Islands, South Pacific. )
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Fri 2 Apr 2010 20:08
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Saining from " Fatu Hiva " to " Tahuata
"
Distance 40 miles NW
Wind NE 26 / 28 knots
Sea state bumpy,
Weather , good, sunshine and
clouds,
Thursday 1 st
APRIL Fools Day
06.30hrs all up and about and had a light
breckfast,
07.30hrs Weighed anchor and set sail for
Tahuata , There were 8 W A boats in our little
harbour as we left,
We decided to move on, we had seen what had to be
seen in " Fatu Hiva " and we want to see as many of these Islands before we head
SSW
to the Tuamotu Archipelago's
,
14.00hrs We reached our new Island, and again
it was dramatic and beautifull, How can I describe them, Sheer green
cliffs
towering a thousand feet or more into the sky,
casting magic shadows across the deep blue sea.
15.00 hrs We had a visit from the three
on " Eowyn " as soon as we anchored,
They had a horrifying storey to tell us, ( it
was gas, they were like school boys dying to share their experience with
someone)
They were at a beach BBQ 2 nights ago ( organised
by the " RONJA " family )
It seems that Patrick, ( A German / Swiss Guy , who
works mostly in the Phillipines ) and sailing aboard " Thetis " , a German owned
Yacht,
turned up at the BBQ, with a machette and started
to chop up coconuts and continued this until he acidentally chopped off his
finger.
( We all think this guy is half mad anyway
)
Because it was so late at night and most people
were in their bunks when this happened, that by the time a rescue was
organised
he had lost the finger, and eventually was
flown from Hiva Oa to Tahiti and Hospital. Amen..
Later Aileen went ashore with thew " Eowyn " crew,
while the skipper sewed the torn spray hood. and prepared a Roast stuffed
porksteak dinner,
Had a swim and ghenerally tidyed up while Donal had
a nap.
20.00hrs Dinner was served, and we watched a
weird DVD called the " READER " The Skip. skipped the film and hit the bunk
early
still suffering from stomach cramps.
Oh , nearly forgot the swim, we all
went for a swim earlier in beautifull warm water,,,
ohhhhhhhhhhhhh just the job to cool down.
Thats it for now,
Signed :- Stephen
Hyde ( Skipper )
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