East African sailing trip – log 44
SAILING LOG44
October 3, 2004
It’s my turn to host the ‘king’s breakfast’ which as usual is more like brunch served at 11:00am. We always try to make this special and come up with a different menu each time.
We receive an unexpected visit from the Marine Conservation Officers – they are really friendly, probably inquisitive and keen to chat to new visitors. They tell us where the good dive places are and we all decide to snorkel – the weather is warmer the water, cool at first becomes an inviting temperature once we are used to it.
Snorkeling within the protection of Chole bay, and around the coral reefs sand banks, is fantastically colourful and teeming with fish. The reef is scattered and we need to move from one coral head to the next but enjoy being in an environment which thrills us and makes us feel so at home.
Another afternoon nap revives us as we share tea served with my fresh baked warm apple-crumble and custard. One thing we do not lack onboard is a variety of superb food. Denise is a great cook and I really enjoy the meals and goodies she bakes. I like to believe that they feel the same about mine.
The guys go fishing for Lula (calamari) Wolf has yet to hook one, but fortunately Rhett keeps us stocked.
October 4, 2004
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We noticed that the anchor light was not working so after a hearty wholesome breakfast I bake bread while Wolf goes up the mast to clean the contacts, which is all it needed. We join Manatee for tea and they tell us that they have just heard disturbing news that their son Warren is in high-care unit for observations.
As we were discussing this they receive a call from him to say that he was being discharged. Praise God! He had not suffered a heart-attack which is what they suspected.
We take advantage of the pristine dive-spots and snorkel again over stunning corals and many varieties of fish. We see a bi-color parrot, formosa, angulata, checkerboard wrasse, midas, emperator and too many more to mention.
Back onboard Wolf is fishing for lula from the foredeck. He stands patiently casting and reeling in – then casting again and the next thing I hear him yell with glee.
He has his first lula – it sprays ink all the way up to the surface and he has to scoop it into a bucket so that it does not stain our dive-platform. He cleans it and prepares it for a delicious dinner with garlic butter and salads.
We lie on the deck under the bright milky-way and watch for satellites and falling stars, chatting about our future and pondering this sailing life. Could we live like this permanently? It certainly is not an inexpensive live-style and without an assured monthly income could deplete the sailing kitty very soon.
We had originally budgeted far less than what we actually spent. We discuss the reason for this and come to this conclusion. Diesel is our biggest expense – Because we were following Manatee, who are on a limited timeframe… moving at a fast pace and trying to see as much as possible as quickly as possible, we need to motor-sail much of the time. Between islands the winds are erratic and inconsistent so it is not always possible to sail; the other reason being that if we were on our own we probably would not have spent money on eating at restaurants along the way, which are expensive and charge in US dollars.