Back on Trinidad
Now we are back in Chaguaramas bay on Trinidad after celebrating new years eve in Tobago Cays, an isolated group of small islands with nice beaches. The leg back to Trinidad was far more pleasant than the leg from Trinidad, but we were in a kind of hurry, we had to reach the immigations and customs before they closed yesterday, because Halvor and Oyvind were to leave today. We didn't make it, and had to pay alot of TT dollars due to overtime. Anyway, now they have left for Venezuela, where they will stay fo a couple of weeks. We are very happy that they wold come and celebrate christmas with us on Bonanza. We had a great time.
We spent about a week on Bequia, exploring the nice beaches, climbing coconut trees, picking lime and oranges, playing beachvolley, swimming and being with friends from other boats. Arild and Halvor took the ferry to St.Vincent and stayed there for one night. They walked the Suffriere volcano and ate bananas. On the way back to Bequia, the took the ferry "Bequia Express II", that was an old norwegian ferry called "Austratt", and on which Arild's uncle has been working for three years!
New years eve, we left for Tobago Cays, like many other norwegian and swedish boats. We were to race with "Animara", but the start were delayed because the engine would not start. Luckily, Oyvind is a diesel mechanic, and he soon found out we had got saltwater in the engine. This has never happened before, and is quite a serious problem. After two hours or so, we were ready to go, and for some miles, we were in the lead. After being passed by the boat of Dencil Washington, "Animara" hoisted three sails, but we had to continue with our two. The final result is obvious, but next time, we hope to race on even terms...
Tobago Cays was nice, a national park with nice beaches and no houses. The new year was celebrated in "Animara" together with friends. When we entered the new year, most of us took a bath. The bad thing about the Cays was the weather. To much wind made many boats drag, but happily we had no problems. But the engine gave us more grey hairs as we got saltwater in it two more times. With wind gusting 45 knots, and without a working engine, some of us got a bit uncomfortable. But Oyvind fixed the problem again, and now we close bot intake and exhaust from the engine every time we stop it.
Here in Chaguaramas we have alot to do on the boat before we can continue. We will haul out the boat tomorrow, and will say on land for at least one week.
We spent about a week on Bequia, exploring the nice beaches, climbing coconut trees, picking lime and oranges, playing beachvolley, swimming and being with friends from other boats. Arild and Halvor took the ferry to St.Vincent and stayed there for one night. They walked the Suffriere volcano and ate bananas. On the way back to Bequia, the took the ferry "Bequia Express II", that was an old norwegian ferry called "Austratt", and on which Arild's uncle has been working for three years!
New years eve, we left for Tobago Cays, like many other norwegian and swedish boats. We were to race with "Animara", but the start were delayed because the engine would not start. Luckily, Oyvind is a diesel mechanic, and he soon found out we had got saltwater in the engine. This has never happened before, and is quite a serious problem. After two hours or so, we were ready to go, and for some miles, we were in the lead. After being passed by the boat of Dencil Washington, "Animara" hoisted three sails, but we had to continue with our two. The final result is obvious, but next time, we hope to race on even terms...
Tobago Cays was nice, a national park with nice beaches and no houses. The new year was celebrated in "Animara" together with friends. When we entered the new year, most of us took a bath. The bad thing about the Cays was the weather. To much wind made many boats drag, but happily we had no problems. But the engine gave us more grey hairs as we got saltwater in it two more times. With wind gusting 45 knots, and without a working engine, some of us got a bit uncomfortable. But Oyvind fixed the problem again, and now we close bot intake and exhaust from the engine every time we stop it.
Here in Chaguaramas we have alot to do on the boat before we can continue. We will haul out the boat tomorrow, and will say on land for at least one week.
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