Calm anchorage
Zepher
Chris & Lyn Darch
Sat 21 Jun 2008 18:39
139:06.08W
Calm Anchorage at last ..
Hi Folks ,
Well as you can see by our position we have Moved
from the island of Hiva Oh eight miles away to Tahuata and tucked ourselves up
in a little bay alongside Rhythm, stunning backdrop to the anchorage and just
enough room to fit two boats in , its calm the first time we have been on a
relatively flat surface since Portobello in Panama .
Last night we all went ashore , a bit of a surf
into the beech as a swell still builds up as the beech shelves up , so the
procedure is rather Commando style , head into the beech at full chat , two at
the front over the side when we make contact with the sand grab the boat hand
rails and run up the beach on the rising wave , if you get it wrong the boat
turns side ways and the surf swamps the boat , anyway we had a successful
landing .. gathered sticks and branches of dried wood , dug a pit in the sand
and fired up the barbi pit .
Watched a beautiful sun set behind the two
boats, taking lots of photos as these opportunities don't come along that often
, by then it was time to put the skuard fish we had caught onto the coals and
drink wine as the sun set , we also built a larger fire for light and to keep
the nibbling little nasties away , the smoke and the liberal splashing of insect
repellent did the trick.
Local fisherman glided by in there dugout canoes
with outriggers , traditional South seas design , as the sun disappeared and
that really was the icing on the cake as far as the day was concerned
.
We then loaded up the boat and brave the surf to
get back to the boats , a great time was had buy all , and it didn't take many
mins to get to sleep !
A becalmed happy crew
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