MESSAGE 12 RANGIROA JUNE 17
HELLO ALL
WE HAVE BEEN ENJOYING THIS BEAUTIFUL ATOLL FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS. YESTERDAY WE ALL WENT TO THE LOCAL PEARL FARM, THIS TIME CAROL RETURNED TO THE BOAT WITH A BEAUTIFUL PEARL NECKLESS WHILE DAN RETURNED WITH A THINNER WALLET. LAST NIGHT TOM AND I TOOK DAN AND CAROL OUT FOR DINNER TO CELEBRATE THEIR UPCOMING 45th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY (JUNE 27). THE “KAI KAI”, IS A TYPICAL POLYNESIAN RESTAURANT WITH A FRENCH FLAVOR. THE FOOD WAS GREAT.
TODAY WE ARE DOING OUR FINAL PROVISIONING AND TOPPING OFF THE DIESEL TANKS IN PREPARATION FOR OUR FINAL PASSAGE TO HONOLULU WHICH IS ABOUT 2250 MILES NORTHWEST OF HERE. BECAUSE OF THE DIRECTION OF THE WINDS AND CURENTS BOTH BELOW AND ABOVE THE EQUATOR, WE WILL SAIL NORTH UNTIL WE GET A FAVORABLE WIND ANGLE FOR A DIRECT RUN TO HAWAII. THIS MEANS OF COURSE THAT WE WILL TRAVEL MORE THAN 2250 MILES. IT SHOULD TAKE US ABOUT 20-25 DAYS TO MAKE THIS RUN. WILL BE SENDING OUT MESSAGES ALONG THE WAY.
TILL THEN TAKE CARE
TED
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Ted's Log, Stardate June 14th, 2008
MESSAGE 11 RANGIROA JUNE 14
HI ALL
AFTER 3 PLUS DAYS OF BEATING INTO THE WIND, WE DROPPED ANCHOR IN THIS BEAUTIFUL LAGOON 250 MILES NORTH EAST OF BORA BORA. THE FIRST TWO DAYS WERE VERY ROUGH AND SLOW GOING. ON THE THIRD DAY THE WINDS DIED DOWN TO BELOW 10 KNOTS, SO WE DROPPED ALL SAILS AND MOTORED DIRECTLY TO THIS ISLAND
RANGIROA IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO. THE TUAMOTUS CONSIST OF 78 ISLANDS, ALL BUT TWO BEING CORAL ATOLLS, AND EXTEND ALMOST 1,000 MILES IN A NW-SE DIRECTION. THE ATOLLS HAVE LITTLE GREENERY EXCEPT FOR PALM TREES AND SHORT GRASS. RANGIROA HAS A CIRCUMFERENCE OF ABOUT 100 MILES AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE SECOND LARGEST ATOLL IN THE WORLD. THE RING AROUND THE LAGOON IS FORMED BY 240 MOTUS (SMALL ISLANDS) SEPERATED BY 130 SHALLOW CHANNELS CALLED HOAS. BLACK PEARL FARMING IS THE MAJOR INDUSTRY ON THE ISLAND.
SO FAR WE HAVE HAD OUR LAUNDARY DONE BY LUCY, BOUGHT A CHUNK OF TUNA FROM LUCY (I TOSSED IT TO DAN SO HE COULD BRAG THAT HE CAUGHT A TUNA), TRADED TACO SAUCE MIX FOR A ROASTED CHICKEN FROM LOUIE, BOUGHT PASTRIES AT THE LOCAL STORE, AND FILLED UP OUR DIESEL TANKS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET PROPANE.
CHANGE IN PLANS. ORIGNALLY WE PLANNED TO GO FROM HERE TO THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS THEN ON TO HAWAII. HOWEVER DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS WE ARE GOING TO SAIL DIRECTLY TO HAWAII FROM HERE, LEAVING IN ABOUT A WEEK. IT IS A FAVORITE CRUSIER EXPRESSION THAT “PLANS ARE WRITTEN IN SAND-AT LOW TIDE”.
HAWAII IS ABOUT 2250 MILES NORTHWEST OF RANGIROA AND IT SHOULD TAKE US ABOUT 20 TO 25 DAYS TO MAKE THE TRIP.
TILL NEXT TIME, TAKE CARE
TED
HI ALL
AFTER 3 PLUS DAYS OF BEATING INTO THE WIND, WE DROPPED ANCHOR IN THIS BEAUTIFUL LAGOON 250 MILES NORTH EAST OF BORA BORA. THE FIRST TWO DAYS WERE VERY ROUGH AND SLOW GOING. ON THE THIRD DAY THE WINDS DIED DOWN TO BELOW 10 KNOTS, SO WE DROPPED ALL SAILS AND MOTORED DIRECTLY TO THIS ISLAND
RANGIROA IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO. THE TUAMOTUS CONSIST OF 78 ISLANDS, ALL BUT TWO BEING CORAL ATOLLS, AND EXTEND ALMOST 1,000 MILES IN A NW-SE DIRECTION. THE ATOLLS HAVE LITTLE GREENERY EXCEPT FOR PALM TREES AND SHORT GRASS. RANGIROA HAS A CIRCUMFERENCE OF ABOUT 100 MILES AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE SECOND LARGEST ATOLL IN THE WORLD. THE RING AROUND THE LAGOON IS FORMED BY 240 MOTUS (SMALL ISLANDS) SEPERATED BY 130 SHALLOW CHANNELS CALLED HOAS. BLACK PEARL FARMING IS THE MAJOR INDUSTRY ON THE ISLAND.
SO FAR WE HAVE HAD OUR LAUNDARY DONE BY LUCY, BOUGHT A CHUNK OF TUNA FROM LUCY (I TOSSED IT TO DAN SO HE COULD BRAG THAT HE CAUGHT A TUNA), TRADED TACO SAUCE MIX FOR A ROASTED CHICKEN FROM LOUIE, BOUGHT PASTRIES AT THE LOCAL STORE, AND FILLED UP OUR DIESEL TANKS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET PROPANE.
CHANGE IN PLANS. ORIGNALLY WE PLANNED TO GO FROM HERE TO THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS THEN ON TO HAWAII. HOWEVER DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS WE ARE GOING TO SAIL DIRECTLY TO HAWAII FROM HERE, LEAVING IN ABOUT A WEEK. IT IS A FAVORITE CRUSIER EXPRESSION THAT “PLANS ARE WRITTEN IN SAND-AT LOW TIDE”.
HAWAII IS ABOUT 2250 MILES NORTHWEST OF RANGIROA AND IT SHOULD TAKE US ABOUT 20 TO 25 DAYS TO MAKE THE TRIP.
TILL NEXT TIME, TAKE CARE
TED
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