We had hoped to get to Sydney, 46 08.00N 60 12.12W, today, but when we
woke up and looked at the forecast, we decided that Kelly’s Cove would be a
very nice place to spend the day. The
winds howled all day and one forecast mentioned 40 knots, so we were happy with
our decision.
Kelly’s Cove does not have a lot to offer however. We went for a couple of walks along dirt
roads. Fortunately, they had been damped
down by a water truck so weren’t as dusty as they were yesterday. And we putzed around on the boat.
We were able to monitor the windgen’s performance
today. It performed admirably after the
re-fit and re-wire. In fact a little too
admirably – at one point, during a big wind gust it was charging our batteries
at 16V. To do list: Turn down voltage regulator on windgen.
The day passed reasonably quickly however and before we knew
it we were eating salmon from the grill, couscous with a variety of other stuff
that Teresa found thrown in and beets.
(Oh yeah and a glass of beer or wine).
Ain’t life tough?
Tomorrow, the winds look better for passage to Sydney.
Ships Log: 4630.4, Todays Log: 0, Seasons Total: 182.5
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