Bay Hanamenu
Zepher
Chris & Lyn Darch
Tue 24 Jun 2008 04:09
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09:45.83S
139:08.39W
Hi Folks,
Departed Tahuata island after a morning of
"exploring in our Shorts" ! it all started off as a jolly jape clambering across
the volcanic rocks to the blow holes in the cliff face , good photo shots , then
a climb up the rocks to overlook the bay , back to the beach waited for the surf
to abate , chose the wrong moment when a double wave leapt up and put the Z boat
on its end , that's the thing here all these great beaches have a 3 to 4 ft surf
ride into them , anyway we were all right but our trusty 2.2 Merc snapped the
shaft in two , we landed heavily on the beach with the full weight of the boat
plus us = some 400 kilo or so , I'm not surprised it snapped , it was out with
the oars , Rob in the meanwhile had found the broken shaft , we launched again
and got it right , that's the sixth landing on that beach !
Rowed out to the boat looking a sorry state
with the poor old outboard in bits , nevermind if I can find an old one I can
use the bottom end to change it over as the power head is in good order
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We departed to our current location at 1330 LT , it
took 3 hrs to travel the 12 nm lack of wind for the last 6nm then into a bay
with sheer cliffs all around , down hook , dig in and then heads down into tuna
pasta bake .. yum yum , all washed down with a few glasses of Panama , yes
we are down to the last case ....
A Dampened Crew
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