To Katsepe
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Mon 28 Oct 2019 23:57
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15:46.391 S 46:14.857 E
To
Katsepe
  As we are the slowest boat in the
fleet we left Point Anpasilava at two this morning. Pink sky at 04:39 and 04:54.
  Five and
half past.
 Nice to see the skipper ‘back in the groove’...........
 Serafina
and a local boat. By seven the fleet have overtaken
us.
   The mainland to
our left and lots of fishermen, who sail out, drop
their main and get down to the days business.
 Serafina
stayed with us and a local waved.
 Approaching Mahajunga we saw more clay along the shore.
  A local standing
on his outrigger, at times knee deep in water as the sea turned a browner
shade.
 Crossing the wide entrance between
Mahajunga and Katsepe – a chum, yay.
 Aviosa
  I used my snipping tool to show her details.
  In the middle of
the bay the water became very
red.
 As we neared the anchorage and
shallower water the red was very pronounced. I left
the rope in the picture to show I didn’t need to enhance the
colour.
 Our journey
today of 62.58 nmiles. The afternoon wind saw us flying along at eight
knots, yeeha.
 Bit of drama as Serafina came in to anchor and the stiff breeze took
his beak. Fast to the wheel and hard in reverse, Fred sadly managed to hook
Alexandra’s anchor line and they kissed for a time. Fenders insured no
damage and all was well soon after. Trevor popped over to tell us that he
organised Patrick to pick all the men of the fleet up at nine in the morning to
do a diesel run in Mahajunga and then for the boys to pop to the supermarket
after all the jerry jugs were aboard his little ferry. Well done and thank you
to Trevor.
 Bear was tired and settled early, me
an hour later. Our mini-drama began at eleven o’clock when a jerry jug slithered
across the deck. Rolly anchorage or what. While he was outside he heard a rattle
and went to attend to and fell in the water. After a quick shower he came in and
this is what I saw. He had no idea....... I know I don’t usually put a picture
of my skipper’s bare bottom on the blog but needs
must as they say.......
ALL IN ALL QUITE A
DAY
A GOOD FAST
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