7 knots Past Kingfisher Bay!
17 November 2010
Joe
Well, it's 2 o'clock, and we are here much earlier than expected; the tide has given us a boost and for some of the time we've been sailing. Right now we're doing 6.5 knots. So the decision is to keep right on going, until we reach Ungowa, 7 miles further down south. At the rate we're going, with the making tide barging us, we should be at anchor by 3:30pm, time enough to go ashore, to buy some milk, bread and fruit. It puts us within easy reach of the shallows which we must cross at high tide tomorrow, 7 am. 6.8 knots now! 6.9!! Hey, 7. Love that tide.