Sailing the South Pacific : Life Aboard -- Mishaps

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but life aboard wasn't without it's unexpected challenges... four days out of samoa we had run out of water! the secondary tank (60 gallons worth) of which was filled with the hepatitis enriched well water of fanning island, had leaked out. an unfound leaking hose had bled our precious liquid gold into the bilge tank, which was then of course, pumped out overboard unbeknownst to us. that meant no drinking water, no showers, no reserves... but we had cases of soda, bottles of juice, and heaps of canned veggies and fruit. "water, water all around and not a drop to drink" i had to resort to a salt water rinse out of a bucket as my own equator heated stench was getting to ME. the poor crew. we also ran out of our propane cooking fuel due to a leaky regulator at one point... three days of 'chicken of the sea' and canned fruit. and then for our last week on board, the frig took a shit... and everything spoiled. ah, but no worries, mate... more 'chick of the sea'!?! ken got creative though... he concocted 'chic of the sea' burgers with ketchup and bread crumbs... at the time they were damn tasty! however, the thought of them now makes me sick to my stomach. all in all, nothing too traumatic or dramatic. we all got along and most importantly, our skipper, ian, gave us all safe passage across, what would be, an experience of a lifetime.

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Photos

isle de pines
our last anchorage before setting sail to australia

george
hard at work

bruce
taking in the sunset

flying fish
these little critters were everywhere. the ship would stir up schools of em'. it looked as though waves came to life as they all jumped out of the water and took flight.

manly, oz
final destination of a splendid voyage.

Comments

[Bruce]

Welcome
Hey mate, welcome, glad to see you made it even with more chicken of the sea ...so funny i pissed myself, was starting to get a bit worried as i'd not heard from you.. i was in QLD last weekend...mate give me a call if you need anything...see you when i'm looking at you ...B

[G]

You are my hero
I was so glad to hear from you the other night. I updated everyone and we can believe you are just gonna wander the earth. Actually, I totally believe it. Safe travels to you. call often and I will look for updates.