8:23.941S 116:04.662E

29/11

Finally arrived Lombok! Less than 100 ltrs fuel remaining, still no beer, no sprite, no meat, had last ciggy 1hr ago, and two and a half days late! So all up, well planned...

Best (only) sail of the trip this morning has taken the edge off our late arrival. 10+ kn close hauled had us charging across the top of the Lombok Strait at the best speeds of the whole passage. Wind angle was a bit fine to start, but the expected shift more S and W as we moved further into the strait gave us a continuous lift as we sailed E. Then the infamous current played to favour pushing us further upwind.

Sailed S of Gili Trawangan, felt like returning home after spending so much time here last season, on way to our refueling stop at Teluk Kode, Lombok . The Beach House Resort’s boat was waiting for us with 1 tonne of diesel in 50 jerry cans. So a couple of hrs syphoning fuel before a short motor across to our mooring at Gili T where our victuals were waiting. Filled dive tanks, LPG, quick steak in the Beach House restaurant before casting off for an overnight passage to Benoa Bali to meet the guests.

SJB