Leisure in Bali - Photos
Eowyn
Sun 12 Sep 2010 23:13
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Éowyn is in Bali marina,
Benoa in position 8:44.425S 115:12.803E
We arrived safely in Bali on
the 8th September. The last 24 hours of the passage were frustrating as the
light wind was dead astern and basically we motored all that period. In the
approach to Benoa, we encountered a 5 knot foul tide to round off a frustrating
leg!
As usual the World ARC staff
were there to meet us and help with refuelling and berthing Eowyn. The marina is
typical Asian sub-continent tat, having not seen maintenance for
years!
Most of the other participants
had already arrived and we quickly settled into the shoreside routine. Clearance
involved visiting 5 official offices and filling in multiple unnecessary
paperwork with even more rubber stamps. They just love their paper here. Andrei
is now getting to know the other participants and a kind invitation to drinks on
Voyageur helped that process. David and Susan Mackay, having already completed
one circumnavigation are always a great source of information and helpful tips
are always willingly passed on.
Thursday was boat repair day
and I managed to replace the galley tap, a much needed job which I have been
putting off for months. We discovered a new issue, the rod kicker has lost
its gas, but we will put up with that at least until Cape Town.
On Friday we took an Island
tour visiting various temples etc and getting a feel for Bali - in short, a
fantastic culture polluted by tourism. Sadly that day we had to say goodbye to
Anna from Thor VI, as she is returning to Lisbon. Rui has Juan, a new crew
member.
On Saturday, Mike & I went
scuba diving. A 2 1/2 hour drive took us to the wreck of the USS Liberty a
wartime victim. We had 2 shore dives and were treated to a fantastic array of
marine life. The highlights were 2 leaf fish, only the second time I have seen
this elusive creature. we also saw many Nudibranchs and learned in this male
dominated society that all the heavy work is done by women!
  In the evening we had a
reception and prizegiving. were delighted that Rui won his class. Sadly it was
also time to say goodbye to Stephen Choi from Skylark who is
heading on to his native Malaysia.
 Balinese Dancing
 Rui Gets his Prize
Today, Monday we set off to
Cocos Keeling, a remote outpost of Australia in the Indian Ocean. That should
take about 8 days but there is another light wind
forecast!
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