"Emergency" stop on Fiji
African Innovation
AJ
Tue 31 Aug 2010 03:04
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We now have 691 nm to go before we get to Tanna in
Vanuatu. We are however on anchor ... We were becalmed in the middle of the
ocean and noticed that we were only 20 nm away from a beautiful island/atoll
named: Ongea Ndriki (part of the Lau islands). To get here legally is ...
painful ... so a little "emergency" stop was in order. If any officials board us
I will give them a tale of broken engines and no wind. Being worried for my
crew, I saw that the only safe thing to do was to pull in here and do some
repairs. The chances of officials boarding us are less than 1 on a scale from 1
- 1000.
:-)
So now we are anchored inside the reef that
encloses 4 islands. We are anchored just off a beach on Onega Ndriki, an island
that is completely deserted. I see no sign of habitation anywhere, so we are
finally enjoying the Pacific dream.
The wind is supposed to pick up on Wednesday (in 2
days), so then we will sail on, but for now: Time to explore!
- Andreas
19:12.25S 178:26.03W
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