Sailing with a Vancouver 28

Shift Ship

Spring tides are approaching and Kiriwina is getting close to grounding at low water. Around noon I moved her further to seaward into deeper water.

I completed sealing all holes in the port deckhead above the galley and wardrobe. Mayoral candidate and incumbent Hildecio is holding a big rally in town tonight. Boats started arriving mid afternoon.

After it finished many boats returned along the Rio do Inferno. No mean achievment considering it was on an ebb tide in the dark with no navigational aids or lights.

Later in the evening Ron and I went ashore for a drink. Here he is in full swing.
Disco

Later we went to a disco on the outskirts of Boipeba village. This had the usual feature of very load music but also a feature I hadn't seen before. It was absolutely dark, pitch black save for a tiny light near the bar tills. Very odd, one couldn't see anything or any body.

I ended up walking back to town alone at around one in the morning. You wouldn't do that in Salvador.
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