Hiva Oa
Wildfox
Anthony Swanston
Tue 30 Apr 2013 23:26
Well I arrived on Sunday, had a long lunch and fell asleep back on the boat and missed the evening party on sv Spruce! But I had been up all of the previous night as I approached land. So it wasn't only the wine.
Next day I checked in, saw a dentist about a gum infection (free) and had dinner on Minnie B.
Tuesday, nine of us did an island tour which included a superb lunch.
Today, Wednesday, is a national holiday and I am doing boat work. After 3,400 nautical miles there is quite a bit of sail repair to do. Basically my sails were finished at the BVIs 15 months and 6,000 miles ago but junk rig sails can be made to hang on. I also broke the foresail yardarm (don't know how) and there is a lot of chafe on the
running rigging. After being on a broad reach on port gybe for 29 days what else can I expect.
After the repairs are finished it is off to explore the other islands....