To Pulau Besar

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 19 Aug 2016 22:47
To Pulau Besar
 
 
 
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At a quarter to six this morning, this was the moon telling me that sunsets aren’t all they are cracked up to be. What a sight, completely new to me.
 
 
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Todays journey of thirty six miles.
 
 
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Wirraway just setting off.
 
 
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Argonaut getting ready to leave.
 
 
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Afar VI behind us. A couple of local girls asleep on the beach. We had hoped to see monkeys playing, we did hear them.
 
 
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As we pulled out the ladies were already doing the washing in the freshwater stream.
 
 
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Terrible for racers but idyllic to us.
 
 
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At the corner we go out to sea, no sooner than the anchor was up we were in more than a hundred and fifty metres.
 
 
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Pulau Babi in the distance.
 
 
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We headed for the last bump on the right, plenty of time for a game of backgammon and see if I can claw back at Bear’s huge lead of twelve at Tri-ominoes. Not if I can help it. Huh.
 
 
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Quite a gaggle of rally boats on the AIS.
 
 
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Just the next right to go.
 
 
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We could easily have continued on today to the next rally destination of Maumere but when we saw the name on the promontory............
 
 
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..............just had to slip through the gap in the reef next to Manungpepe. Mr Google Earth to guide us.
 
 
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Once through the gap in the reef we slowly rose from thirty metres below to find a spot in the shallow water next to the village (far left).
 
 
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The village on our left. We found two point four below. We didn’t fix the first try, Bear brought the anchor up complete with a black carrier bag full of clothes. Did you hang on to them. NO, it was all knickers and things. Oh. Second try, no problem.
 
 
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Ahead, a local man lay a floating fishing line.
 
 
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To our right Wishful Thinking and a lovely breeze coming off the hills.
 
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL A LOVELY DAY
                    BEAUTIFUL SUNNY DAY ON A TABLE TOP SEA