Malapasqua

Anchoring outside an area with lots of dive resorts.
Malapasqua is surrounded by dive spots, so we know what to do.
Cause of Easter holiday there's live music and a lot of dive tourist.

So we have also been going out, and have played a lot of pool.

Tomorrow, 4 of the crew are leaving really early in the morning. They are hoping to see Thresher shark. Going with a local company.
I'm staying on Amazing. I'm fine with a dive or two a day, and have already seen heaps.

We're leaving Malapasqua after their dive.

14 metres!

New anchor spot.
Great day sailing.
Best thing. I managed to free dive down to 14 metres. :-)
My left ear hurt a bit, but that's fine again.
Tomorrow we're diving again....

Played poker all night, and Peter won. Bugger!

Problematic sailing

Yesterday Lars arrived.
Today was his first day of sailing. Left Cebu at around 11am.

The wind was not right, so we had to sail with engine.

The waves was getting a little big, and we were heading towards them, meaning hitting some of the waves hard, throwing water on the deck.

After one hour rough sailing the engine stopped.
Chito discovered a lot of water in the filter. He worked hard fixing it. I was trying to help.
He was pouring diesel into the kitchen sink.
Then the sink got flooded, and skipper had to fix it. A flooded sink with diesel...
The engine was still not working, but Chito was close to fix it, we thought.

Finally the filter/tank was free of water, and we could try to start the engine.
After a few tries Chito called out "shit"...
He was holding half a key in his hand. The rest was still in the lock.
Luckily Chito is a handyman, and after a while he got half a key out of the keyhole, and skipper found an extra key.
The engine started, and we could move on.
Skipper new a nearby place, Carmen bay. A little harbor.
Went there and found a great bar with owned by a funny American man.
He gave us a bottle of rum on the house, and we had a good afternoon there.
Sophia and Signe went back to the ship, and cooked a great dinner using the giant fruit Jackfruit.

Relaxing in Cebu

Had dinner onboard amazing with Juv, Kim and skipper yesterday. We took the dingy up on deck for repair, so we had no option to go inland.
But we had lots of food, drinks, and had a game of hearts in the evening. Perfect way to relax after another hot day.
The other crew, and a new guy, Lars, are arriving tomorrow, and we'll leave Cebu Wednesday morning.

Today I went with skipper and Chito around the city to pick up bits and pieces for repair and maintenance on Amazing.
Things take A LOT of time here, so patience is required.

Generator

The paying crew went sightseeing today. Except me. I choose working on the generator (for filling the dive tanks) with Chito.

A long, hot day, but still fun and interesting. Visited a welder to have it fixed. Price 150 pesos... (11kr)

In the evening Chito almost made me taste a Philippine dish, ballot. But I chickend out.
A ballot is a chicken in an egg. It lives in the egg for 14 days, a week before it hatches. Then the egg is boiled, and you eat the little chicken with vinegar, salt and chili sauce. Looks so disgusting, but Chito loves it, apparently...
Maybe tomorrow :-)

Cebu

From crystal clear water and fresh air to Cebu harbour with dirty water and a very bad smell.
But with all the benefits from a bigger city.

All the paying crew went to a seafood restaurant for dinner.
Interesting experience. :-)

Sailing all day

Left Leyte early.
After a nice chilled night in the cockpit. Great not to sweat while sleeping, and actually have to cover up to keep warm.

Signe and Sophia have a great habit. They make thick pancakes for breakfast. Today with an extra chocolate pancake. Yummy!

We sailed with one of the big sails for a few hours, but the wind disappeared, so back to engine noise.

Chito loves being back to the Philippines. He hasn't had mobile connection to family and friends for 7 months. Torture for a teenager according to Chito... I can imagene.

(later)

Now anchoring at a mangrove island with no people.
Very hot here, so definitely sleeping in the cockpit!