We tried to check in with the Port control today, but after reaching the landing pier , I decided they could wait until the landing was more manageable! There is a huge swell running, and breaking on the landing jetty, and we decided not to be the locals only form of entertainment for the day! They were lined up on the pier just waiting to see us wipe out! We had also picked up Andy Lepiarczyk, who is busy doing a solo circumnavigation in his 30 ft Beneteau Figaro, as he had no dinghy. We had seen him in St Helena, and he arrived here this morning having lost a halyard. So we took him back to his boat, "The Mighty Chicken",and helped him up the mast to replace the halyard. That done, he has just upped anchor and left for Martinique, ETA Jan 31.
Rowing Tinker back from Mighty Chicken to Sheer Tenacity, we were follwed and almost chased by a monster turtle who had conjugal bliss in mind,and saw Tinker being rowed as his idea the ideal partner! He eventually popped his head out 2 ft behind the transom, recognized it as a case of mistaken identity, and turtled his way away! There are in fact turtles all round the boat, as they are in the middle of their laying season on the beach in front of us. They appear to be mainly Green Turtles, but the one who followed us must have been either Leatherback, or Loggerhead, as it was much too big to be a Green Turtle!
Meanwhile, we will just do a bit more R & R and fishing, and will check in when we feel like its safe! Cheers for now!
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