Heading for Tonga day 8 at sea 18:31.165S 165:57.464W
South Pacific Familyadventure 2008
Claes Brodin
Mon 31 Aug 2009 05:28
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Only one day in Palmerston,but a day to remember.As
a part of the Cookislands,we had to clear in(and out) which was done onboard
Tarita.We were then brought to the island and invited for a coffee,before being
brought out on an island tour (by Edvard Marsters a 4th generation
descendant of William Marsters).Having told already when contacted on VHF that
there were 2 medical doctors onboard(people on this remote atoll need all
help they can get from the few cruisers passing by.Aware of that we decided
to offer any medical help we would be able to provide),we then had a full clinic
in the afternoon with lots of patients were Martin took care of all the
children,and I took care of all the adults.Assisted by the islands only
nurse,the panorama of diseases was surprisingly similar to what you see in
Sweden.
In the evening we were brought back to Tarita,and
left in strong winds just after dark.
We have now sailed 24hrs with winds from ESE
of galeforce around 30kts, and very lumpy seas.The skye has been totally dark
and it has been raining since early morning.We only have a small jib up,but
still circumstances onboard can best be described with the word "rock´n
roll".There´s around 450NM left to go,before we reach the northern Tonga island
group Vavau.At least we are moving fast under current weather
conditions.
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