Quick Update - Mon 24 Feb 14
Tashi Delek
Mike & Carol Kefford
Wed 26 Feb 2014 18:48
Second day on passage towards Bonaire and all is well. We were right to
wait for good conditions even if the wait was partly while we sorted out
Mikes arm! We are getting used to being on passage again, sleeping and
eating well and fixing things along the way. This time the 12 volt fridge
stopped working but with some highly skilled jiggling about it came back on.
I will take it to bits once we stop and investigate.
Big treat yesterday when we passed some dolphins. They were feeding so
didn't take any notice of us other than mother and baby who came over for a
quick look and then went back to the fish. That is the first time we have
seen on quite so tiny.
We check in to the Magellan net twice a day and it is great still to be part
of that and have the support. We feel we know many of them quite well but
have never met. In addition there is the Ocean Cruising Club net each
morning and we will be sorry to move away from that as we go out of range.
John and Chris who run the net, and the people we have met as a result of it
have been another great source of experienced advice, friendship and fun.
And finally, every morning we check in with Dennis and Arlene on Tiger Lily
2. We were introduced in the anchorage on Grenada last year. Dennis is a
retired meteorologist from Canada who broadcasts a forecast for the
Caribbean each morning and then provides specific information for anyone
planning or on passage. It is a huge source of help and means we can make
much better decisions in planning our passages.
That's all!