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