Monthly Archives: August 2010

Palmerston

Posted on August 26, 2010 by KC2RIY

The wind kept up from the previous nights increase allowing us to make good time. About 10 miles out from Palmerston we contacted the island on the VHF to inform them of our impending arrival. We were notified that we … Continue reading →

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33nm to go

Posted on August 25, 2010 by KC2RIY

Another slow day. At times the wind dropped to 5 knots so we put in about 4 hours of motoring to keep moving. Overnight we saw a number of showers on the radar (much like the previous night). These we … Continue reading →

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Slow Passage to Palmerston

Posted on August 24, 2010 by KC2RIY

And there I was worrying about arriving Tuesday/Wednesday night. Now we’re hoping just to arrive during the day on Wednesday. Our average speed over ground for the trip so far is 4.1 knots but right now we’re down to 3kts … Continue reading →

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Last Day in Aitutaki

Posted on August 23, 2010 by KC2RIY

Sunday morning saw us visiting the church slightly south of the Post Office. The main church was still being renovated so the service was held in the church hall which was a fair size in of itself. The locals turned … Continue reading →

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Shopping / Gardens

Posted on August 22, 2010 by KC2RIY

On Saturday morning we went ashore to get fuel, water and some shopping. We also popped by to see Bill at the ABC store to give him some files on a USB stick he was interested in. There we arranged … Continue reading →

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