Woke up this morning at 6am as per usual but still no swimming as the water seems to have too many of those bugs and B still recovering from her jellyfish sting. We had breakfast on deck and the plan was to stay there for another day, because of the weather forecasting another couple of days with high winds.Everyone was busy doing different things …Gina and Alex catching up with their photos and videos, Andrew making bread, B organizing some lunch ( pasta salad) …Grey sky and wind were not encouraging us to do much, however we like a busy day rather than a lazy day and the holding tank ( toilet tank ) needed to be emptied which means we have to be far enough from land to do so.That’s why Andrew decided that it was no winds that Imagine couldn’t handle and with two different options to head to, we hauled the anchor by 10:30am. On the way up North, we had the main up with two reefs ( precaution not too be overpowered in case of gusts) and as the wind was slightly more east than usual and not so strong, we unfurled the head sail for a nice ride. Unfortunately as soon as B went down below to serve some lunch the wind picked up and we had to reduce the sails again …another trip with Southerly wind surfing the waves through some squalls gusting up to 35kt ( 70km/h) …not easy helming but fun and sporty for sure!By 2:30 pm we anchored in Banam Bay, a well sheltered anchorage. First thing: Andrew had to climb the mast to fix the lazy Jack ( the lazy jack is the bag that retains the main sail when we put it down). Then Gina had a go to feel the high, obviously she loved it as she decided to get some climbing courses when back to New Zealand. It was then time for a swim…A drink …And dinner.
