Friday 9th
September
We crossed the Lima Channel (the most South-Eastern tip of
peninsular Malaysia) at the…wrong time with the current against us. The water
was murky, the sky overcast. There
were 10-12 knots of wind from the SE that pushed along nicely but this also
created a tedious swell on the quarter that made the boat roll unpleasantly. At 6am Nadia woke up seasick and threw
up. Despite this, she still found the energy to talk to Enrico at the helm
about the shape of container-ships, oil-tankers and wedding dresses (that’s
what I call a wide range of interests).
La prima giornata di navigazione.
Venerdi 9 e’ stato un giorno piuttosto stancante. Il cielo era coperto, l’onda al giardinetto faceva rollare la barca in modo fastidioso e la corrente era sfavorevole. Poi alle 6 di mattina Nadia ha vomitato seguita da Julia.
Cio’ non ha impedito a Nadia di avere lunghe cinversazioni con Enrico al timone sugli argomenti piu’ svariati (petroliere, la forma dei container, principessese abiti da sposa…).
Malgrado le condizioni no proprio piacevoli, le bambine non si sono mai lamentate.
Nadia sleeping with her bucket on stand-by!
Nadia mentre dorme in pozetto con il secchio anti vomito vicino
Nadia mentre dorme in pozetto con il secchio anti vomito vicino
It was then Julia’s turn to throw up and unfortunately she
felt seasick all day long. To be perfectly honest, it was not a fun crossing but we are
very proud of the girls, they were so good and patient, just getting on with
the day in their own way.
The Crew!
Malgrado il mal di mare l'equipaggio non ha perso il buon umore!
Malgrado il mal di mare l'equipaggio non ha perso il buon umore!
We ‘caught’ our first fish! Unfortunately for the fish, it must have jumped out of the
sea in the night and landed on the boat.
It was not going to feed us but caused a good measure of excitement!
Abbiamo trovato questo pesciolino in coperta.
We finally dropped anchor in Pulau Aur at 5.30pm and Enrico
took the girls to the beach in the kayak. As I tried to put everything in order in the galley, I
could hear the squeals of delight coming from the beach. It was a wonderful feeling to soak in
their happiness after a tough few months losing Mum and packing up after 10
years in Singapore.
Alla fine i nostri sforzi sono stati premiati: alle 17.30
abbiamo gettato l’ancora a Pulau Aur; ho subito portato le bambine in spiaggia di
sabbia Bianca di coralli. L’acqua e’ cosi limpida che vediamo il fondo a piu’
di 15 m.
Piu' importante ancora, dove le grida de gioia.
Piu' importante ancora, dove le grida de gioia.
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