LinoCat

This mechanic is fixing a Yamaha outboard engine. The tools were amazing and he was completely dissasembling it on the ground. It was not a minor repair, he replaced the crankshaft!

Here are some snaps from Chatham bay.

Happy island is an artificial island made mainly of empty conch shells and is a good place for a sundowner. A rumpunch is around 10EC and tastes very good. Kids can play in the sand and we met the crew of a swedish boat and they had 4 kids which were also playing. After 2 rum we thought it is enough and went back to the boat since it was also getting dark.

After a nice Lobster BBQ yesterday evening and a good night sleep we sailed to Clifton on Union Island this morning. The wind was only around 10 knots from behind and since it was only a 4 mile ride we used the Genoa sail only. So after one hour we dropped anchor in Clifton. Maybe we will visit "Happy island" a small artificial island, maybe 20m in diameter with a only a bar/restaurant on it. In Clifton you can also get rid of garbage. We do not give it to boat boys since sometimes they just dump it into the ocean. The island to the left is a part of the Tobago Cays and the sunset below was taken right before the lobster BBQ on the beach in the channel on the Tobago Cays.

Hi, since there is no Internet or Telephone in Chatham bay, here are some pictures: a small ray right under LinoCat The "Casa Bianca" with Kurt and Brigitte whom we met first in Portugal and last time in Las Palmas when we left for the crossing The restaurant where we had a nice dinner for 12 EUR: -Carpaccio of Tuna with Olive oil and black pepper -Choice of grilled spare ribs, tuna, barracuda or king fish with grilled vegetables, garlic potatoes -cake or peanut ice After the last one had dinner they turned up the music and the last ones arrived on their boats beyond 2. Lani after the dinner. Medianoche and Vanora during the sunset.

We will be there for a fullmoon party so we do not have any telephone or internet coverage for the next days. Only HF SSB and Iridium.

We stayed with Ralf and Inge for the evening and had chicken and salad and potatoes together with Carib beer and red wine. We fished and caught a small Jack and soldier fish. The transfer back to our boat was wet since the wind was around 25 knots but all went well. A bigger catamaran dragged anchor and had to change place 3 times. Our anchor was holding well.

This is our anchorage behind the reef in Clifton on Union island. The color of the water is amazing and we are 20m away from the reef. We dropped the anchor right behind the reef in 5m and have 25m of chain out.

This is Saltwhistle Bay, since Saline Bay was to bumpy due to waves. The wind has picked up and is around 25 knots so the sailing not so "easy and relaxed". Saltwhistle Bay was nice and in the morning we had the beach for ourselves. In the background are Heinz and Karin. Lani likes to be digged into the sand. Of course there are also the typical palm trees. Since there were clouds we could bring Lani to beack completly naked. This is a picture of the Barracuda steaks we had in Chatham Bay on the beach. Walter from Bagalut has caught the big one. We are now in Clifton, Union Island to go shopping and to wait for less wind but it is said to pick up even more in the next days and turn northerly. So we have to wait.