We have arrived
MALARKEY
Jo & Trevor Bush
Wed 21 Mar 2012 01:12
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09:48.2S 139:01.9S
Position as at 05.00GMT 21/3
Yes we are here at last. Hiva Oa, The
Marquesas, French Polynesia, South Pacific......doesn't that sound
exotic....eh?
We arrived at 9.00pm local time and by 9.10pm,
after 2 beers, we had forgotten all about the painfully slow last 5/6 days or
so.....It was just like the 'banging your head against the wall syndrome'....its
great when it stops.
It took us 21 days from the Galapagos to cover the
3000 miles or so......not particularly quick and not
particularly slow, especially bearing in mind one boat here in the
anchorage, a Welsh boat called Blue Bear, that had taken 90 days, yes 90
days, from leaving Panama to get here and in the process, run completely
out of food and diesel.
First impressions of this place are......its a bit
like the French Caribbean islands......very lush, mountainous and
exotic. But we will wait for our first trip ashore tomorrow before
we give it a thumbs up or down. Promise some photos next time to break
up my blurb and make it more interesting.
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