It's Monday here, and we were launched back into the water this morning, smoothly and with no excitement. We spent last week working with Suka, Sunny, and Timothy (Fijians, all) in power washing, sanding, priming, and painting IDG's underwater hull surfaces -- giving her two new coats of anti-fouling paint to limit the growth of barnacles, etc.
More on all of this later, but Suka, who heads up operations here at the Musket Cove Resort, became a good friend as we sorted thru the inevitable little issues that arise when a boat is out of the water. Importantly, we fixed our bent rudder as good as new, and re-installed it this morning. The boat looks beautiful.
Tomorrow, we head back to Lautoka to fill up our diesel, re-provision, and clear out, and then it's on to Tanna, in the southern part of Vanuatu. We'll be visiting an active volcano there, and spending a few days before leaving for Australia by November 7 or so. We hope to arrive in Australia by late November at the latest, since the cyclone season begins in earnest on December 1.
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Tomorrow, we head back to Lautoka to fill up our diesel, re-provision, and clear out, and then it's on to Tanna, in the southern part of Vanuatu. We'll be visiting an active volcano there, and spending a few days before leaving for Australia by November 7 or so. We hope to arrive in Australia by late November at the latest, since the cyclone season begins in earnest on December 1.
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