Saturday, September 11, 2004
Saturday 11th
As Hamish came on watch at 4am Mitch explained how he had dodged all the fishing boats – and Hamish asked what the rope/net was doing dragging from our starboard side ! We had only just caught it. The fishing boat came and without any hostility cut the rope away and recovered their net. Hamish then had to swim under and clear rope from the prop – done that before.
By 6am we were off Pto. Galera and took a swing past Sabang & Lalaguna before turning into the Batangas Channel and finding our way to an anchoring spot in Boquete. 101 miles covered from Subic.
Now time to visit the yacht club and then get round to Asia Divers and arrange some dives. Friday 10th
Forward bilge pumps needed work and so were replaced and Mitch attended to several engineroom projects and lost his 2L of sweat in the process – great sauna down there. Being all prepared we went ashore to shop, found a supermarket – good for dry goods but no Veg or beer ! Or even local spirits. Lunch at the ‘Meat Café’ was good , Mitch enjoyed an Aussie Steak.
By mid afternoon we cleared off the dock and headed out of Subic, and with light northerly we hoisted the colourful reacher and sailed out passed Grande Island. The wind then faded / changed so we had to motor gently in flat seas SE passed Manila Bay in the evening. Sea was so calm we watched a movie after dinner – set the PC on the table and watched and kept watch simultaneously. Tough sailing.
The tide was going to help us by flooding all night which would help us us the Verde Island passage to Puerto. Galera.
Morning light on the Point Bar and Asia Divers pier
As Hamish came on watch at 4am Mitch explained how he had dodged all the fishing boats – and Hamish asked what the rope/net was doing dragging from our starboard side ! We had only just caught it. The fishing boat came and without any hostility cut the rope away and recovered their net. Hamish then had to swim under and clear rope from the prop – done that before.
By 6am we were off Pto. Galera and took a swing past Sabang & Lalaguna before turning into the Batangas Channel and finding our way to an anchoring spot in Boquete. 101 miles covered from Subic.
Now time to visit the yacht club and then get round to Asia Divers and arrange some dives. Friday 10th
Forward bilge pumps needed work and so were replaced and Mitch attended to several engineroom projects and lost his 2L of sweat in the process – great sauna down there. Being all prepared we went ashore to shop, found a supermarket – good for dry goods but no Veg or beer ! Or even local spirits. Lunch at the ‘Meat Café’ was good , Mitch enjoyed an Aussie Steak.
By mid afternoon we cleared off the dock and headed out of Subic, and with light northerly we hoisted the colourful reacher and sailed out passed Grande Island. The wind then faded / changed so we had to motor gently in flat seas SE passed Manila Bay in the evening. Sea was so calm we watched a movie after dinner – set the PC on the table and watched and kept watch simultaneously. Tough sailing.
The tide was going to help us by flooding all night which would help us us the Verde Island passage to Puerto. Galera.
Morning light on the Point Bar and Asia Divers pier
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