Leela Year Six - Across the Pacific

Well.... to our own surprise here we are

17 May 2022 | Vuda Marina, Lautoka, Fiji
26 January 2022 | Australia
08 November 2021 | Viti Levu, Fiji
02 September 2021 | Paradise Resort, Taveuni
29 August 2021 | Paradise Resort, Taveuni, Fiji
10 August 2021 | Western S Pacific
19 June 2021 | New Jersey
14 March 2021 | At sea
05 March 2021 | Raroia, Tuamotus
05 February 2021 | Raivavae, The Australs Group, French Polynesia
04 February 2021 | Raivavae, The Australs Group, French Polynesia
17 January 2021 | Tahiti
13 December 2020 | Papeete, Tahiti
14 November 2020 | Pape’ete, Tahiti
14 November 2020 | Tahiti
01 October 2020 | Fakarava
24 September 2020 | Fakarava South Pass
19 August 2020 | Papeete, Tahiti
02 August 2020 | Pape’ete, French Polynesia
09 July 2020 | Papeete, Tahiti

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30 November 2016 | Salt Pond Bay
Sorry about the big gap. Been having a little trouble with remote posting. Anyway, we had a couple of days in the remarkably beautiful Great Lameshur bay on the S side of St. John's then moved on to Salt Pond, a few miles to the east. It is not quite as pristine as Lameshur but has more to do with a really nice, cruiser-friendly, eco resort up on the hill and a $1 bus sevice across th top of the hills to Cruz Bay on the western end. One local described the bus journey as "St. John's only roller coaster ride" and that is about right....

Having the usual boat dramas. This morning was a total failure to start of the engine. After a lot of dragging gear out of lazarettes, reading manuals, poking at things and nervously contemplating going into Charlotte Amelie under sail power alone, it turned out to be a loose spade connector on the starter solenoid - always something......

We will do some snorkeling here this afternoon then head back to Christmas Cove to do a couple of dives before checking out the north coast.

Hope you are all doing OK.
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Vessel Name: Leela
Vessel Make/Model: Bristol 38.8
Hailing Port: Portsmouth, NH
Crew: Graham and Janaki
About:
We are a Brit and an Australian now based in the wonderful community of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. We have a delightful home there but a couple of years ago we began to feel a bit over-domesticated so we thought we would buy another boat and head south. [...]
Extra:
Leela, a Bristol 38.8 has turned out to be a wonderful cruising boat for us. Some might find it a little cramped by modern standards but it feels like just the right balance of living space and storage to us. She sails like a dream. She is remarkably well balanced and is comfortable in pretty [...]
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