Graptolite - Alongside Ecuador
Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Sun 17 Feb 2008 07:33
We arrived early this morning, as did a number of other WARC yachts.
Berthing in the marina was not easy. We ended up sitting on the fuel pontoon
(without fuel) for most of the day. A problem with an oil spill nearby was
making a mess of everyone's hull and mooring lines. Another problem with the
Panama clearance papers had Shin in danger of being repatriated to China for
a while. Despite the fact he has never been there.
Our Storm Petrel passenger had flown the coop by daybreak, having recovered
from whatever was troubling him or her. It makes you feel proud to have
helped out one of our nautical feathered friends.
Eventually we got a mooring off the marina wall and put the dingy into the
oil slick to go ashore for dinner. Met up with Nick and Rosie (Kealoa) and
John (Quasar) and taxied into Salinas for dinner then drinks later at the
marina.
M