It was time to change the port motor oil. It was on exactly 50 hours and the time was right. The weather was on and off so Sam and I took on this task. It took about the same time as the starboard engine as there was no easy easy way to optimise the task. We had to take few breaks due to rain.
But we got the job done and were satisfied. We probably won’t have to do another oil change until Australia.
In the afternoon Helen dropped Sam off ashore so he could hang out with one of the locals at Savusavu university. We met him at 5:30 ashore for dinner. He’d just met up with a crewman from another boat, Jay, who was deciding what to do next. We invited him to join us for a drink and for dinner. We also ran into the A Capallas who also joined us for the evening.
Towards the end of the evening I was feeling very, very tired so we headed back to the boat saying goodbye to everyone.
An update on my dizziness. It is getting gradually better but I still get very tired throughout the day. Recently I’ve been suffering from double vision which is easily fixed by closing one eye when I need to. In some ways it feels like progress.
Saturday (tomorrow) still seems to be the day to leave the area as the current cool southerly winds change over to easterlies.
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