Juffa - Leaving Apataki

Leaving Apataki

Juffa

Bill and Caroline

Sun 11 Aug 2013 17:07

The tractor and chariot or hydraulic lift waits as we navigate between bomies on either side of the boat. A careful alignment of lifting pads and at last Juffa is hauled out onto the boat yard for some TLC after the long wait. Long days while work progresses after discussion, deliberation and knowledgeable intervention, and some evenings escaping to the sanctuary of other boats before sleep. The mosquito protection proves remarkably robust with DEET, attractive net curtains, mosquito coils and only an intermittently need for after bite care. Gavin the Gecko was expected to make a bid for freedom at first opportunity but was noticed plump and still on board after our return to water five days later - unfortunately however, minus his tail.

A last minute arrangement and friends from Oz fly out to experience the village ambience overnight - generator buzzing by the wharf, early morning fishermen laughing as a huge dog tooth tuna is caught in the pass, black strings of nursery nets hung in piles from buildings and palms for black pearl oysters and the careful nurturing of young coconut palms which will provide future crops of coconut and copra in the village.

Finally leaving Apataki after eight and a half long weeks setting sail for Tahiti …

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2013

Dec 2013

Mon 9 Dec 03:29
- Bars in Oz

Nov 2013

Sat 30 Nov 22:02
- Coffs Harbour still
Sun 24 Nov 00:12
- Australia, finally
Wed 6 Nov 05:13
- New Caledonia

Oct 2013

Wed 16 Oct 21:04
- Moce (goodbye) and bienvenue (welcome)
Sun 6 Oct 21:11
- The Lau islands of Fiji

Sep 2013

Mon 23 Sep 22:53
- Arrival in Fiji
Sun 15 Sep 21:54
- Leaving Tonga
Sat 7 Sep 02:34
- The Kingdom of Tonga, Vava'u

Aug 2013

Fri 30 Aug 18:00
- Are we there yet?
Tue 27 Aug 20:31
- Leaving for Tonga
Thu 22 Aug 00:40
- Bora Bora continued...
Sun 18 Aug 00:38
- Bora Bora
Tue 13 Aug 23:00
- Tahiti and Moorea
Sun 11 Aug 17:07
- Leaving Apataki

Jul 2013

Mon 29 Jul 18:17
- Apataki, week 6 and a bit
Sat 13 Jul 22:29
- Apataki, week 4
Fri 5 Jul 00:47
- Maoa in Apataki

Jun 2013

Sun 30 Jun 18:05
- Apataki, still here
Thu 13 Jun 02:15
- Apataki, Tuamotus
Fri 7 Jun 17:22
- To Tuamotus

May 2013

Sun 26 May 22:06
- Island Tour
Mon 20 May 20:49
- Nuka Hiva
Sat 11 May 23:30
- Hanamoenoa, again
Thu 9 May 18:45
- Fatu Hiva, Marquesas

Apr 2013

Mon 29 Apr 19:02
- Marquesas, island life
Sat 20 Apr 21:24
- Hiva Oa
Thu 18 Apr 01:22
- 19 Days at sea….
Sun 14 Apr 16:57
- Day 17
Thu 11 Apr 18:29
- Mid Pacific, again
Mon 8 Apr 13:57
- Mid Pacific again
Thu 4 Apr 13:17
- Mid Pacific
Mon 1 Apr 18:26
- position

Mar 2013

Sat 30 Mar 19:39
- position
Fri 29 Mar 22:43
- Farewell Galapagos
Tue 26 Mar 20:20
- Final days in San Cristobal, Galapagos
Mon 18 Mar 20:45
- Galapagos days
Wed 13 Mar 18:34
- Sea Lion update
Sat 9 Mar 19:07
- To Galapagos
Fri 1 Mar 20:56
- Las Perlas, Panama

Feb 2013

Sun 10 Feb 21:42
- Panama Canal

Jan 2013

Wed 30 Jan 22:13
- San Blas Islands, Panama

2012

Nov 2012

Tue 20 Nov 23:03
- Panama

Sep 2012

Thu 27 Sep 17:05
- Santa Marta, Colombia
Wed 19 Sep 23:24
- Aruba to Columbia

Jul 2012

Sun 22 Jul 20:29
- Aruba continued
Fri 6 Jul 16:05
- To Aruba

Jun 2012

Thu 28 Jun 15:20
- Windward Islands
Wed 6 Jun 16:46
- Visitors in St Lucia

May 2012

Sat 19 May 15:40
- Martinique
Mon 7 May 18:29
- St Lucia continued

Apr 2012

Sat 14 Apr 21:36
- St Lucia
Fri 13 Apr 20:02
- St Vincent and Pirates of the Caribbean
Wed 11 Apr 19:36
- Canouan and Bequia
Wed 4 Apr 17:40
- Union Island, St Vincent and the Grenadines

Mar 2012

Mon 19 Mar 21:55
- Photos from Grenada to St Vincent and the Grenadines
Sun 11 Mar 18:33
- Salt Whistle Bay, Mayreau, St Vincent and the Grenadines

Feb 2012

Thu 2 Feb 20:32
- Tyrell Bay to Petite Martinique

Jan 2012

Thu 26 Jan 16:37
- Sandy Island, Carriacou
Tue 24 Jan 11:16
- Carriacou
Sun 22 Jan 12:47
- Grand Mal - Grenada
Mon 16 Jan 23:01
- Grenada
Sat 14 Jan 12:51
- photos
Thu 12 Jan 13:32
- Barbados
Tue 10 Jan 12:30
- approaching Barbados
Fri 6 Jan 12:32
- mid atlantic
Tue 3 Jan 13:48
- 1076 miles to go

2011

Dec 2011

Sat 31 Dec 12:51
- mid atlantic on New Years Eve
Thu 29 Dec 10:55
- mid atlantic
Wed 28 Dec 14:57
- (no subject)
Tue 27 Dec 10:46
- Gran Canaria to the Tropics
Thu 22 Dec 11:07
- Gran Canaria
Sun 18 Dec 17:10
- Lanzarote

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