Departing Cocos Keeling

It's Thursday morning here in the eastern end of the Indian Ocean. Jon and I have topped off the fuel, refilled our water tanks (thanks to a repaired water maker), and re-provisioned. After a final dinner and drinks with fellow cruisers on the beach, accompanied by music and a coconut fire, we are ready to head for Mauritius.

It will be a 2300 nautical mile passage and we're departing with two other boats, Pylades from Ireland and Second Wind from Juneau, Alaska. It's good to have company and someone within radio distance so we won't be alone out there. We expect the passage to take around 16 days, and you can track our progress using one of the links on the left hand side of the page.

Fair winds, Jon and Jennifer