Bye Bye Bequia
'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'
Pete Bernfeld
Fri 17 Apr 2009 22:16
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After two weeks of lounging around, drinking too
much and crewing in the Easter Regatta, it was time to move on. Tiger Frightener
had left on Wednesday and we said we'd meet them in the Tobago Cays (pronounced
Keys) at the weekend. After drinking far too much at an impromptu party last
night, the 'quick shop' took a little longer than anticipated this morning, the
wind was a bit more on the nose than anticipated, so it became apparent that it
would be prudent to anchor for the night in Canouan, rather than press on to the
Cays. I heard 'TF' on the radio attempting to contact a diving shop, so told
them we'd see them tomorrow.
Aren't water makers a wonderful invention (once
they work OK)? We last filled up (in Rouseau, Dominica) about 27 days ago, and
the day before yesterday the tank was showing signs of becoming empty. To
fill up would have cost about $100EC and to run the engine for about 10 hours to
fill up about $12EC in fuel.... a bit of a no-brainer! The WM is producing 48
litres per hour in these water temperatures, close to the advertised 49 litres
per hour.
Oh yes, the boat is booked to be lifted out at
Peakes in Trinidad and I have booked flights back to the UK for a months visit.
All go here, innit?
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