Random Witterings for those who may follow
'Sarf & West mate, Sarf & West'
Pete Bernfeld
Wed 21 Apr 2010 15:15
taking us to Immigration and him picking up the passports once they had
been stamped. His personal fee was US$100 (included in the $291) but I'm
not sure if there is an additional fee for the exit Zarpe. There does not
appear to be a $100 park fee per person UNLESS you get an Autographo, a
cruising permit which is valid for a stated number of destinations. I
think to visit 3 islands the cost would be around $750, so needless to say
we're visiting 'just the one'.
Water taxis are 0.50 cents each person one way ($1.00 once it's dark)
Bolivar is charging $3.50 per gallon (US gallon) for diesel, delivered to
the boat. I've brought 136 galls which should fill me up and leave maybe
20/30 litres spare.(Spoke to Liquid Courage on the way in, he paid $4.00
per gallon).
A large beer is $2.50 (pretty close to a pint, acceptable lager-type) and
cocktails are $5.00. Burgers etc can be had for around $3.50 and up
Food in the market is not cheap but neither is it outrageously expensive.
There are a couple of 'purveyors of fine meat' but we haven't checked them
out yet.
We've booked an island tour for 5 of us on Thursday, $30 each including
lunch, report and piccies over the weekend.
Yesterday was haul the dingy on board, peel off all the old repair patches
and replace them with one bloody great one. Not a hyperlon patch but
hopefully this will last until NZ. The 'inflatable floor which deflates in
the night' has a knackered valve which I may be able to replace in Tahiti.
Tried cleaning it etc etc but I reckon 'it dun gone
quencham'(Nigerian-speak for 'knackered').
Last night we had a large & furry visitor in the cockpit who departed 'on
demand' but left a trail of.......fur!
~Today I'm going to replace the main halyard with the old gib halyard so
if I have to use the main I can use the topping lift as a halyard and
juggle the two around so the strongest one is taking the weight of the
boom. I'll also be topping up with diesel, a messy job but somebody has to
do it. Pity today is windy and a bit rolly in the anchorage.
A loose plan at the moment is to leave next Thu (the best market days are
Wednesdays and Saturdays). If the wind remains as it is then it'll be a
rhumb-line shot to the Marquesas, otherwise head down to about 2S to wind
the wind.