" A LADY TRIP " Sailing around the world, ( presently in " TAHUATA" the Marquises Islands , South Pacific, )
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Sat 3 Apr 2010 20:04
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FRIDAY 2nd APRIL
2010 Tim Cadogan's
birthday GOOD FRIDAY
07.00hrs,, All up and about and making ourselves
busy as we are about to leave this Island,
We went for an early swim first and then hauled the
rib onto the dericks, Donal doing the hauling,
Yesterday we towed the rib behind, but it was
a much shorter trip only 35miles as opposed to todays journey of approx 60
miles NW
08.00hrs We weighed anchor and set
sail,
Wind :- E 28 / 34
knots
Seas :-
moderate
Sailing :- broad reach, with full
sails.
S.O G. :- 8.5 / 9.5 knots touching
10.5 at times,
Weather :- What a beautifull sailing
day, Clear Blue Skies, Deep Blue seas, lots of bird life, and lots of wind in
the right direction.
Again, It really makes appriciate the boat we have,
solid, comfortable, stable in all conditions, and really terrific in these
conditions.
Long live Oyster
56, The race horse and work horse, all rolled into
one.
Our Rugby team " Munster " are playing Leinster today,
So we have our Munster flag flying off the back of the boat.
The next Island is Ua Pou ,
This is where Robert Louis Stevenson based his
book " treasure Island " and what an Island it turned out to be
!
We talked about Jerassic Park a few days
ago, Well this Jerassic Park and King Kong rolled into
one,
We have run out of descriptions for the Islands, Aw
inspiring.
17.00hrs We sailed into Hakahau, a
port on the NE of the Island. and dropped anchor in between a Tug and a couple
of Barges,
It seems that the harbour is being dredged, Then
when we settled down, we spoke to the skipper of the Tug, " YORK SYME
"
A Kiwi, from Auckland and of course of Irish
decent, and there we were flying our Munster Flag, which he immidiatly
recognised,
Anyway Peter ( the Skipper ) wanted to know
if any of our readers have ever come across a book called " David Bensons Flying
Squad "
David Benson was his great , great granuncle from
ireland and the book is about a rebel squad.
It seems there were only a few of these books ever
printed.
18.00hrs A & S went ashore and located a
church and listened to the local choir of about 50 men, women and
children
singing in harmony,, heart lifting stuff, along
with guitars, drums etc...... Fantastic.
Next thing , the singing stopped and everyone
rushed out of the Church to witness a Jeep go up in flames just a few meters
away,
GOSH, what next !
back to the boat, where Aileen made a rice and
Salmon dish,,
This was followed by her making a soda bread, which
was excellent, and Fats did a Bananna and Rum desert..
Bed early,
We needed it as we spent most of the night up on
deck. Tune into tomorrow for the next instalment.
Good night
Signed :- Stephen
Hyde ( skipper )
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