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Pacific Odyssey - Leg 3
Tahiti to Fiji - for more information see http://www.salts.ca/010_SALTS_odyssey.htm
tracking Pacific Grace: 46 recorded positions
tracking Pacific Grace: 46 recorded positions
| Last Position: 17°28'54.12 S 149°48'54.00 W on August 22nd 2007 @ 23:00 |
Ship's Log:
Today was an excellent day; what a perfect day for the first day of a leg. The weather was beautiful with ideal winds for sailing to Moorea. We left just after lunch. The wind was blowing northeasterly about 15 kts, just right for raising the four lowers,
main, fore, jumbo and jib. The new trainees had a good chance to handle sail, and the rest of us had a good chance to be reminded. We
sailed all afternoon, between 6 and 7.5 kts, an easy sea, and on a
broad reach. It really was perfect. The boat was heeled over slightly, the motion was very comfortable, and the sun was shining
gloriously, with the sails providing some shade. We all felt the wonder of the moment, we all sensed how fortunate we were to enjoy such a sail. After a few hours we lowered sail, another good chance to handle sail. The new trainees are very eager to learn and there are so many people, both crew and former trainees, ready to teach them. The feeling on the ship is good. This morning there were a few more information sessions for the trainees, followed by lunch. During the morning, Elske, Bec, and Tavish received a huge parcel from Kelsey Roach from the first leg. They were
ecstatic, and ran below with their parcel, followed by 4 little Andersons. It was like Christmas. Kelsey had wrapped lots of
wonderfully fun presents and sent along a hilarious letter dictating in what order the wrapped packages were to be unwrapped. We loved it! There were wedding bubbles, water balloons, pirate colouring books, air freshener for the foc´sle, suckers, Star Wars light sabors, and push-pops (Tav needed instructions on how to eat =
them). Thank you Kelsey. Just before we untied lines, 4 workers from the Pearl Market came to have a tour of the boat. I had been to the market with Stephen in the morning to show him how the purchasing of a pearl worked, and to teach him something of the black pearl farming. They know us because so many of us have spent hours with them choosing pearls and mounting them into necklaces, earrings etc. I informed them we were leaving soon and said they still wanted to come by. We´re so glad they did; they recognized several of the crew and the former trainees. They loved the ship and took many pictures. We slipped lines as soon as they disembarked. Another good contact with the local people. Last night I mentionned that Sara Warburton returned home. Welcome Home Sara, you should be with Kenny or your family by now. We´ve thought of you all day, guessing where in your flight you might be. Jaimie, Tav, Bec, and Elske accompanied Sara to the airport and they spent 2 more hours together, eating ice cream with the left-over francs Sara had in her
wallet. I heard it was a good time. On the crossing this
afternoon there were many of us falling asleep, relaxing and reading
books. The city life seems to catch up with us and it´s great to head
out to sea again in order to have a chance to slow down and do some of
those things that we don´t otherwise do. It felt good to leave the
dock and feel the boat move again. We are now anchored just outside of Cook´s Bay, within the reef. The island is stunning, very majestic, very green and with many, many peaks, both small and large jutting out of each other. There are many different trees and bushes covering the sides of the mountains, and it looks like a road follows the circumference of the island. It is nice to be anchored out, away from the eyes of everyone. We will spend our day here tomorrow, possibly some of the trainees renting cars to be able to see more. We arrived just before supper and had a chance to jump over the side to cool off. The water felt welcome, much warmer than the fresh waer hose on the dock. After a delicous supper on deck, we did some stargazing with Stephen, Caelan, Skipper, Gillian and myself, and tried to find the constellations we had begun to memorize during the last leg. We have a great star chart we bought at Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Tonight we had Mug-Up, beginning with a type of musical charades game, Very fun. Then with Jose and Gillian playing guitar, Antony on the mandolin, Noah on the drum, and Elske on the violin, we did some singing. Arwen is beginning this leg with her
wonderful baking, rice krispie squares, something that does not
require the stove to be lit. This is it for tonight, I can barely
keep my eyes open. Until tomorrow, goodnight,
Bonice.
main, fore, jumbo and jib. The new trainees had a good chance to handle sail, and the rest of us had a good chance to be reminded. We
sailed all afternoon, between 6 and 7.5 kts, an easy sea, and on a
broad reach. It really was perfect. The boat was heeled over slightly, the motion was very comfortable, and the sun was shining
gloriously, with the sails providing some shade. We all felt the wonder of the moment, we all sensed how fortunate we were to enjoy such a sail. After a few hours we lowered sail, another good chance to handle sail. The new trainees are very eager to learn and there are so many people, both crew and former trainees, ready to teach them. The feeling on the ship is good. This morning there were a few more information sessions for the trainees, followed by lunch. During the morning, Elske, Bec, and Tavish received a huge parcel from Kelsey Roach from the first leg. They were
ecstatic, and ran below with their parcel, followed by 4 little Andersons. It was like Christmas. Kelsey had wrapped lots of
wonderfully fun presents and sent along a hilarious letter dictating in what order the wrapped packages were to be unwrapped. We loved it! There were wedding bubbles, water balloons, pirate colouring books, air freshener for the foc´sle, suckers, Star Wars light sabors, and push-pops (Tav needed instructions on how to eat =
them). Thank you Kelsey. Just before we untied lines, 4 workers from the Pearl Market came to have a tour of the boat. I had been to the market with Stephen in the morning to show him how the purchasing of a pearl worked, and to teach him something of the black pearl farming. They know us because so many of us have spent hours with them choosing pearls and mounting them into necklaces, earrings etc. I informed them we were leaving soon and said they still wanted to come by. We´re so glad they did; they recognized several of the crew and the former trainees. They loved the ship and took many pictures. We slipped lines as soon as they disembarked. Another good contact with the local people. Last night I mentionned that Sara Warburton returned home. Welcome Home Sara, you should be with Kenny or your family by now. We´ve thought of you all day, guessing where in your flight you might be. Jaimie, Tav, Bec, and Elske accompanied Sara to the airport and they spent 2 more hours together, eating ice cream with the left-over francs Sara had in her
wallet. I heard it was a good time. On the crossing this
afternoon there were many of us falling asleep, relaxing and reading
books. The city life seems to catch up with us and it´s great to head
out to sea again in order to have a chance to slow down and do some of
those things that we don´t otherwise do. It felt good to leave the
dock and feel the boat move again. We are now anchored just outside of Cook´s Bay, within the reef. The island is stunning, very majestic, very green and with many, many peaks, both small and large jutting out of each other. There are many different trees and bushes covering the sides of the mountains, and it looks like a road follows the circumference of the island. It is nice to be anchored out, away from the eyes of everyone. We will spend our day here tomorrow, possibly some of the trainees renting cars to be able to see more. We arrived just before supper and had a chance to jump over the side to cool off. The water felt welcome, much warmer than the fresh waer hose on the dock. After a delicous supper on deck, we did some stargazing with Stephen, Caelan, Skipper, Gillian and myself, and tried to find the constellations we had begun to memorize during the last leg. We have a great star chart we bought at Mauna Kea in Hawaii. Tonight we had Mug-Up, beginning with a type of musical charades game, Very fun. Then with Jose and Gillian playing guitar, Antony on the mandolin, Noah on the drum, and Elske on the violin, we did some singing. Arwen is beginning this leg with her
wonderful baking, rice krispie squares, something that does not
require the stove to be lit. This is it for tonight, I can barely
keep my eyes open. Until tomorrow, goodnight,
Bonice.
Observations:
clear, blue skies, hot =
temperatures, light NE
winds
temperatures, light NE
winds
Readings:
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