Left our anchorage around 10:30 after getting up at 9:15, we had a fairly tricky channel to navigate between two reefs, just a we were approaching it the rain started and visibility reduced so we spent 30 minutes or so going around in circles till the vis improved and off we went. We made it, but a bit unnerving exposed reefs on both sides. After we were through a really nice sail in 15 knots along the coast and out of the bay, the swell was about two metres and Beth could have kept going forever, next stop would have been New Caledonia but we didn't have enough wine so we came back and anchored in Deep Cove. We had to get really close to shore to find ten metre deep water. Our anchor dragged twice so we left and returned to near where we had set out from. The skipper and mate had some disagreements over tactics but we kissed and made up. We wound up next bay over from where we started but we did lots of miles sailing. Beautiful evening, sun is out, Barbie is on, all is well.
Beth here. The sailing was phenomenal. We had seas of 2 metres and easterly winds at 15-18 knots. The winds seemed to deviate all the time due to the coastal mountains. I don't think I have sailed the ocean since I sailed with my father, Teddy and Larry taking my Dad's Ranger 33 to Jamaica from Florida. I loved it. Larry wanted to go in as we had to find an anchorage. I could've stayed out all day. No sea sickness, but I didn't go below. Actually , I was looking for whales and dolphins. Didn't see any. Damn!.. We sail the ocean blue tomorrow as long as we have favourable winds. By the way, once we left the islands, we were really sailing in the South Pacific. Yahoo!!!!!
Larry 's is cooking sausages on the barbe and we have found a great radio station of oldies. Very nice.
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