3-1-10 Enroute to Easter Island

We did a bunch of last minute preparation yesterday, and in late afternoon enjoyed happy hour aboard Elice, a custom 62' aluminum catamaran built in New Zealand headed back to the Chesapeake Bay area. We were joined by our friends Dave & Sherry (Soggy Paws) and Roger & Janice (Beaujolais). This morning we raised anchor and departed at 1145 hours, and expect to keep in radio contact with our buddy boat, Soggy Paws. Beaujolais will be spending time in the Galapagos, awaiting parts from the US and effecting refrigeration repairs before departing for Australia. From various e-mails to Sherry and from what we hear on the SSB net, it look like there may be 5-6 boats at Easter Island while we're there. From what we've heard, damage to the island was minimal, but we're hoping those reports are accurate. Again, you can track our progress on this 1910 nautical mile passage by going to www.pangolin.co.nz and typing in my Ham call sign, KJ4IHF. Sue's updated our photo album section of this blog, but we'll have to wait for internet before posting more pictures.

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