Ilot Maitre, New Caledonia
18 October 2012
After provisioning for our w.e. trip to Iles des Pines, this morning, we set off for Canal Woodin, where we hoped to spend the night on route to Iles des Pines. But unfortunately the winds just kept picking up, right on our nose. The seas even got a bit choppy, with a current against us. Needless to say, our progress was not getting us very far, so after a bit of consulting with Kylie and Craig, we decided to call off the attempt to get to Iles des Pines. So back we went to our previous mooring on Maitre. For us its quite nice to return to familiar grounds, but very frustrating for Kylie, who really had her hopes to visit Iles des Pines. But thats boating for you, the weather commands at all times!!!
Sundowners on Ganga, celebrating Ben's birthday!