| RODRIGUES - Mauritius, September 2011 |
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After nice days in the Australia atoll Cocos (Keeling) Islands we headed on, 2000 nm westward to the island of Rodrigues, a part of the country Mauritius. The voyage became more eventful than we wished for... When we arrived in Port Mathurin tha ship was again dry, but a lot still had to be rinsed of in fresh water. Rodrigues met us with fantastic people and interesting experiences. |
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| Windy sail on a bumpy ocean - towards Rodrigues. | Eirik always wants to help. | Marius is discovering more of the world and more of himself everyday. | ||||
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| A breaking wave pushed Empire over on the side. The water on the leward side tore the dodger apart. Under the dodger the hatchn was open. A lot got wet when about 300-400 liters of water poured into the starboard aft cabin. | ||||||
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| Luckily the permanent damages after the knock down was minimal - but a lot of things had to be dried out.. | ||||||
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| Empire`s chef is never of duty... | We kept in touch with other sailors on their way to Rodrigues via the short wave radio. | Empire back in "normal" running condition. Dry ship was celebrated with hoisting a new Norwegian Flag on a self made flag pole. | ||||
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| Mahimahi, Dolphin Fish, Dorado - many names for the same fish. | ||||||
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| In Rodrigues we were welcomed to the big pier, where we were allowed to stay until the cargo ship arrived... | Simple formalities and friendly officers always give a good first impression. | James Waterstone in Rodrigues has met sailors arriving in the island for many years. His guest book is full of events! | ||||
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| We hadn`t seen fresh produce the last 4000nm.. The freshnes of the groceries in Rodrigues made the crew happy! |
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| Just as kids on land, Eirik also has his three wheeler. | Internett was made accessible outside the library in Port Mathurin. | Kindergarten in s/y Empire! | ||||
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| Empire is easy to recognize, even from a long distance... | Litle ass gets into the sink! | Cress and Aton from Canadian s/y Conversations. First time we met were in Cocos (Keeling) Islands. | ||||
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| Around on the island... | ||||||
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| The land tortoises was extinct in Rodrigues. Today the Rodriguans are trying to get a sustainable art by "importing" and by breeding the tortoises. | ||||||
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| Eivind got time for a kite beginner course. | When many sailors gathered in the restaurant overlooking Port Mathurin, we got to see local dancers in action. | Norwegian s/y Pomona with Lisbeth and Vegar and Empire were allowed to stay tied up to the big pier even after the big ship had arrived... | ||||
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