New Caledonia departure
Rhiann Marie - Round the World
Stewart Graham
Mon 4 Oct 2010 23:50
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Tuesday 5th October 0830 Local 2230 UTC (Monday
4th)
22:16.60S 166:26.38E
We have been to and are now leaving New Caledonia
having had our long awaited repairs carried out on our aircon system. We also
for the first time for a while met several old friends we had crossed paths with
along the way.
However we are weary and are keen to get to
Australia and that is 1000 miles west so the sooner we get underway the sooner
we will arrive there and Trish in particular will be able to relax in the
knowledge that her next major passage will be by plane and will take her and I
home to see family friends and colleagues.
First we need to get this passage completed safely
and in good order.
I am currently heading off from Noumea through the
reefs which will take a couple of hours. I will write once we are under way in
the open ocean and everything is settled down.
Update:
we have cleared the reefs at 1030 and set
sail for the west .. again!
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