Port Elizabeth
07 May 2009
John
At dusk we rolled in our fishing line with not anything, other than a few gulls, showing any interest in the lure. So, it was pasta for dinner, cooked expertly by Renier with the sun setting on the horizon behind us (photo above).
Then it was into the night watch again with myself doing the 18:00 to 21:00 watch and the 06:00 to 09:00 watch this morning again. Before the sun rose ahead of us this morning, we had about 12 calamari boats around us with their high intensity lights on - it looked quite a sight!
Shortly before 11:00 we rounded Cape Recife and headed north into Algoa Bay and the Port Elizabeth harbour where the Algoa Bay Yacht Club is situated. We had a berth booked for us by Louis Makendlana, the Operations Manager of TUI Marine in Cape Town, and tied up to the marina at noon local time. We are going to stay here for two nights and depart early on Saturday morning and hope that the winds are more-or-less as predicted in the download I just did. I will check the weather again tomorrow to ensure the systems are remaining stable for us.
So, we are tied up in the ABYC and sampled a few of their beers - amazingly, they taste the same as those in Cape Town! The facilities are fantastic with a small pub, restaurant and a lovely covered balcony area overlooking the yachts and general harbour. Our thanks to the fantastic hospitality offered by the club so far.
This afternoon we need to check our VHF radio as there seems to be a small problem with it, top up our diesel and determine how much we have used motoring for the past three days. We also need to service our engines - then have a few more beers.
So, whilst we undertake our tasks, regards from all aboard Moorings A1095.