Tuesday 11 October 2016
Day 4 morning broke and we still had snarling rough seas breaking around us. The wind would pick up by a mere two knots and the seas would immediately snarl louder. We grinned and bared it hoping the forecast that promised lighter winds of 15-20 knots would materialise. Our brains worked away at how we…
Monday 10 October 2016
We know we have to push hard to get to Inhambane on the Mozambique coast, our first planned shelter point en route to South Africa, by Wednesday evening when southerly winds are forecast. That means we have to work Adina as hard as we can. With the winds slowly picking up but not yet enough…
Sunday 9 October 2016
Adina left the big red island of Madagascar at 0520 local time on Friday 7th October. It was our second attempt forty-eight hours after having returned a bit shell-shocked from a bashing on the first attempt. Understandably we were a little nervous but the weather forecast this time looked more promising. As we left we…
Thursday 6 October 2016
It’s time for Part II of our trilogy of ‘Tough Indian Ocean Passages to Cape Town’. We’ve been monitoring the weather over the past few weeks as Adina tracked south down the west coast of Madagascar, watching for a suitable crossing to South Africa. The challenge is we couldn’t leave too early as we only…
Monday 3 October 2016
Time flies! The blog has been neglected and as a result this one is so long you will need a suitable refreshment to get you through it. When we last left off we were exploring the joys of Nosy Be, Madagascar. The island of Nosy Be and its surrounds is the most popular tourist area…
Sunday 28 August 2016
Having dropped anchor in the bay by Maribe village on the small island of Mitsio, the warm African sun demanded it was time for the somewhat tired crew of Adina to set to restoring their energy levels and adjusting to a new land. The air had such a stillness about it that you almost wanted…
Sunday 7 August 2016
At 0730 on 31st July 2016 we lifted anchor and left the beautiful Seychelles. Five minutes later we were back and anchored as a drive belt on the engine alternator had gone! So, at 0800 on 31st July 2016 again we left the beautiful Seychelles. Departures are always hard as you become so comfortable and…