Graptolite - Curry in the Nozzles
Graptolite's Sailing Log
Martyn Pickup & Heike Richter
Sat 31 Jan 2009 14:05
We have been having a bit of trouble recently with the engine not going as
fast as it should. After spending a couple of days eliminating all the very
expensive and unlikely causes like seized up gearboxes, we cracked and
tracked down a Volvo-Penta engineer who took a few minutes to diagnose
blocked injector nozzles from dirty (almost certainly Sri Lankan) diesel.
Should be up and running tomorrow.
Male, the capital of the Maldives is not exactly party-central being
completely alcohol and pig-free. The place seems relatively prosperous but
that will be almost entirely due to the income generated from the booze and
pork-rib fueled partying in the 90-odd resorts up and down the Maldivian
atolls.
There is a form of apartheid going on here which I hadn't really appreciated
before I came where foreigners are mostly kept separate from locals. Just as
well really as the locals think swimming fully-dressed is a neat idea.
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