On my last post, I stated that we had a cyclone brewing off the west coast of Thailand. The cyclone came to fruition and hit a couple of nights ago with 35 plus winds. Thank goodness we are moored in a marina because the vibration sounds with the force of the winds is nerve wracking. The marina is located on the east side of Thailand but the wind and rain cells are forming hourly and have been moving our direction for days. If we had been anchored, we would have had to take shifts for anchor watch to make sure our anchor wasn’t dragging. It’s interesting to watch the dark clouds forming over the horizon and pass over the marina constantly. I don’t sleep well when the high winds hit because I want to check all the lines and make sure we aren’t going anywhere. I also worry about other boats becoming loose and ramming our boat. We sailed through cyclone winds last summer and the boat held up just fine.

Unfortunately, the ship to transport Blue Wind to the Mediterranean is unable to load in this weather and can delay their departure for 4-6 days. It also prevents us from leaving anytime soon as we still have no load or departure date for our boat to be transported back to the U.S.

On another note, when you see two perfectly good jerry cans (fuel containers) floating in the water, what is your first response? My response is to fish them out of the water and secure to the dock in case another boat has lost their cans. Well, a boat moored nearby whose nationality (not American, thank goodness) I won’t mention didn’t want to bother with them and kept trying to push them away from the dock. Needless to say, the woman just stared at me as I walked by their boat after fishing the cans out of the water while the husband tried to make small talk. We are trying to save the environment, not add to the problem. There is enough trash in the water and we can’t continue to ignore the situation. Oh, and someone did come claim the fuel cans…