Major change of plan
Wildfox
Anthony Swanston
Sat 24 Dec 2016 09:47
Maryline and
I cruised around until the engine developed a problem. With no wind as the North East Monsoon had
stubbornly refused to settle in we had no option but to go back to the
marina. Getting a mechanic was the next
trick. This is high season for boat repair work. So Maryline headed off travelling. Eventually after many days of hanging around
I got the work done but missed the dragon boat racing where I had been booked
as a drummer. But we finished up in time
for the festivities. As you would expect.
Well, the
big news is that I have made the decision to cancel my booking to ship Wild Fox
to Turkey and, instead, to sail across the Indian Ocean to South Africa. Of course I do not want to do this on my
own. Lots of long passages which are
boring on my own. I have had enough of
those. So I have signed on long term crew. She is of 100% Chinese blood. Her name is so long it would take up
an entire line so thankfully she is also known as Gigi. We will have to work at
being friends. 11 months is a long time
to be together on a small boat. Sri
Lanka, Maldives, Chagos Islands (BIOT), Rodriguez, Mauritius, Reunion,
Madagascar, Mozambique and Richard’s Bay, South Africa.
I am now
really looking forward to this…
