Stormy Weather

STORMY WEATHER

Position 15D.57.529 S 145D.04.664 W

Kaeuhi Atoll - Tuomotus

Saturday, July 30 - We woke up to the sound of torrential rain beating down on the canopy and strong winds whipped Faraway from side to side on the anchor chain. The peaceful tranquility of the anchorage was transformed into hostility overnight. The lagoon water was dotted with white caps produced from the 25 knot winds which screamed along the motus. Ian and I had no choice but to stay onboard today and catch up on chores as the weather was too rough for us to paddle to shore on the kayaks. Our priority was to make water so we spent a few hours making sure we had enough water for our passage to Bora Bora. With the watermaker pump still broken we had to collect the excess sea water into buckets and cart it out overboard. I was also busy in the kitchen making cakes with the last few over ripe bananas that we had and a dessert for dinner that night on Saba. By the afternoon we were pretty exhausted and needed to cool off. The heavy rain had started again but we dived into the sea for a refreshing swim before heading across the water to Saba. Luckily Daniel from Saba collected us in his dinghy for the 2 minute ride to their yacht. He showed us an amazing photo that he took of Faraway during the early morning storm. He captured a photo of Faraway in the centre of a rainbow and me out on the bow checking the anchor whilst trying to hang on to my hat!