Graptolite - Bali Hi
Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Mon 20 Oct 2008 10:01
In one of those synchronized moments that can only happen on boats,
yesterday evening while we were approaching Bali, in the space of ten
minutes the skies opened up with rain and lightning; the wind and waves and
tidal stream became unpleasant; the last spare autopilot cable snapped and
the engine started acting up with a blocked fuel filter. It was all a bit
messy.
Advised not to enter the harbour at night we looked around for a place to
rest up. The nearby inlets were covered with people in coolie hats net
fishing from outrigger canoes but having crept by them into something
uncharted but described as an anchorage in a man-made lagoon in reclaimed
land we found that the depth left something to be desired and we ended up
grounding on soft sand. The tide lifted us off after we had had a short nap
and we entered the harbour of Benoa in daylight. The marina was full of Blue
Water Rally boats and one other stray WARC boat, 'Calli Due'.
With formalities completed the Grapto crew quickly got stuck into the local
Bintang beer and plates of nasi goreng.
M