{"id":6307,"date":"2019-04-10T15:19:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T15:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/svslowflight.com\/?p=6307"},"modified":"2019-04-12T02:04:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T02:04:12","slug":"no-idea-where-we-are-but-we-are-atoll-living-buddy-boating-and-hunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svslowflight.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/10\/no-idea-where-we-are-but-we-are-atoll-living-buddy-boating-and-hunting\/","title":{"rendered":"No idea where we are…but we are: Atoll living, Buddy boating, and eating well?!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So we actually know<\/strong> where we are …but don’t<\/strong> know where we are headed next. That’s the life here in the Maldives currently….lots of day hops to islands and decision made on the fly whether to stop here or there…always depending on the anchorage conditions. This is the style of life most people imagine when they think about the cruising life…taking it one day at a time, going to uninhabited places where you are the only ones really there, and just enjoying nature. It has been a while since Trevor and I have been able to do this to it’s fullest…possibly the Tuamotu’s or Mopelia in French Polynesia was the last time! It feels good : )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s been a blast here spending time with SV Starry Horizons, David and Amy Alton<\/strong>, while we can before they pick up guests in about a 2 weeks. Together, we have been snorkeling daily, dinners almost every night, and even movie nights! Have to say the last week buddy boating has been a blast with these two! Here is a recap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dhapparu Island: Way point – 06 54.9436 N, 073 13.6926 E <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

aka “D” Island – we have coined each island with a letter of the alphabet the islands starts with….makes passage planning a lot faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    OpenCPN screen shot….Charts are definitely off…. so Google imagery and EYEBALLS are a MUST!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    To start off….it has been BLOODY HOT here in the Maldives (most days it’s been 95 degrees F \/ 35 degrees C). The general strategy for us was to get here when we could enjoy most of the anchorages in the atolls which some are exposed and quite a few require “settled weather”. April here is the transitional period between NE and SE monsoons: shifting winds but mild and additionally, we are close to the equator so this equates to very little winds…which means it’s VERY HOT!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      This happens EVERY DAY….me sitting in front of the AC unit to cool down. We have used the generator to run the AC a LOT more than we thought we would. Literally, by about 9 am and 1 chore on the boat accomplished, we are dripping with sweat….<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Besides the fossil fuel burning AC to cool us down…we of course used the “all natural” AC…the water! We hop in the water every day to escape the heat, sometimes for hours!!!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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