Cocos Keeling
Anastasia
Phil May and Andrea Twigg
Wed 26 Sep 2012 08:41
12:05.5S 096:52.9E
We arrived at Cocos Keeling early yesterday
morning, at 00:33 local time. Arriving at that time meant anchoring in the
dark, but the ARC provided a set of waypoints to take us through
the entrance to the atoll and into the anchorage, plus there was some
moonlight which made it fairly easy to see other boats when inside the
anchorage. Even so it was a bit nerve racking, with 20 knot wind blowing
us sideways as we steered through the boats looking for a place to drop
anchor.
It is always interesting after a night anchorage to
wake up in the morning and see just how close you got to anchoring on a
reef. In this case we were lucky enough to pick a good sandy spot
well away from any obstacles, so we do not even have to re-anchor in a better
place.
Here are the views that greeted us when we woke
up. |
