Coco's Keeling!
Oceanlady
Sat 17 Nov 2012 10:44
Surprise, surprise the Generator has a leak, so that was the first job, (no
rest for the wicked) they keep finding more faults, I think it will be
rebuilt by the time we get back, as it seems to
be an on going saga!
We went to the island opposite it is uninhabited, but has picnic & a BBQ,
you collect Coconut husks & palms to light it and there are 2 fresh water
butts and eco toilets.
so set up for camping, but I don't think I would like to sleep there as
there is scurrying in the bushes, also dad/Alan had a giant centipede run up
his leg, and there are giant Hermit Crabs,
we had a BBQ over there and when it gets dark hundreds of them walk down to
the beach.
We have been to the other islands,Home island. a Muslim island, they all go
around in golf carts, bur don't seem to work, if you want any thing you have
to go really early or the sop is closed, to day we were looking for eggs we
were told to go to the hard ware store and tell them to ring the lady at No
55 and she well bring them tomorrow, (its an hours dingy ride, quite a trek)
The other West Island, is Australian, like chalk & cheese, there doesn't
seem to be anyone about, but there is an Airport, and its all systems go
when the plane comes in.
There is 1 called prison island, were prisoners go, but only one at a time,
and the rest of the islands are no people.
Dad/Alan was up at 6am to go ashore to get fuel in the cans, it took 3 runs
and have to go back on Wednesday, it was £l.76 a litre and we had to get
200, and brought the same in Darwin,
we are not getting the predicted winds we had hoped for, so it is getting
expensive.
I did washing on deck, with buckets of sea water, and had to mind the 5
sharks that where circling about, then had to get in the dingy, walk though
the woods to the water tank to rinse it out, then back in the dingy, and
hang it up, and to think I have a nice washing machine at home! Ha!Ha!
We did get a short snorkel late yesterday, & hopefully we will get one
tomorrow afternoon! I will take my camera and hopefully get a picture of a
shark, the customs man, say they are like mongrel dogs
and are harmless, hopefully.
Hopefully all the jobs will be done and we will leave for Rodrigues on
Friday, another 2,000 miles!
Hope all is well, Love Margaret & Alan xxxxxxxxxxxx
