As of now no news of Cantaloupe island. Thanks to my very capable breton crew, Olivier, work aboard has progressed in the week we've been here-She's still on the hard and I wish I'd taken a photo of her corrosion peeling leprous motor which now looks, thanks to diesel brushings, as do the tools, almost normal. We spend 6h a day onboard either together or separately. The whole diesel tank got pulled out, cleansed and put back in. I mostly need to deal with the yard people, and those to whom we need to transfer money to in order to benefit from the Fx rates-my contact, has lost quite a bit in the stanford Bank debacle and I've no news as to my transfers yet but have decided not to stress before knowing anything. If things get out of hand I'll abort everything and come home to Switzerland tanned instead of doing my atlantic crossing in April as planned.
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mardi 24 février 2009
Arya au Vénézuela 09
As of now no news of Cantaloupe island. Thanks to my very capable breton crew, Olivier, work aboard has progressed in the week we've been here-She's still on the hard and I wish I'd taken a photo of her corrosion peeling leprous motor which now looks, thanks to diesel brushings, as do the tools, almost normal. We spend 6h a day onboard either together or separately. The whole diesel tank got pulled out, cleansed and put back in. I mostly need to deal with the yard people, and those to whom we need to transfer money to in order to benefit from the Fx rates-my contact, has lost quite a bit in the stanford Bank debacle and I've no news as to my transfers yet but have decided not to stress before knowing anything. If things get out of hand I'll abort everything and come home to Switzerland tanned instead of doing my atlantic crossing in April as planned.
Arya au Vénézuela 09
Arya au Vénézuela 09
Arya au Vénézuela 09
Vive le SMS et l'nternet-au moment où j'écris ceci, c'est le dernier jour de carnaval et je suis dans la buvette du varadéro (chantier) où je regarde passer le défilé des bateaux à moteur des locaux qui vont à la plage qu'ils saliront ainsi que es eaux qui y mènent allègrement-chargés de vivres et de bière-de rum-d'ailleurs, l'obésité est un fléeau au même titre qu'en ANord et que dmérique du ans de plus en plus d'îles-et les femmes n'ene ont aucun complexe-je vous montrerai un jour des Vénus Willendorf en BIKINI dedieu! Et il y a une déprimée du bateau qui est là depuis trop trop longtemps qui écoute Donald trum virer des gens, les news de la CERISE et du crash, des télénovelas du matin au soir à TUE TÊte- je meurs.
Here's neptune himself! Perfect for sailors. And the Hotel receptionist bears the same name as my passed away dad-signs abound since before I left that this trip will succeed albeit the complications inherent to the country which were ess 3 years ago-it is impossible to withdraw cash with a debit card, I don't withdraw from my credit card; my phone can receive but not emit calls. Life gets complicated FAST-I'm staying centered people get lost and complain alot-it's a leitmotiv and I'm watching people drift into the cocktail hour after a project a day- As I sit here writing, watching Venezuelans motor out to sea on the last day off of carnaval loaded with beer and foodstuffs which they then throw all over their beaches and into the ocean-obesity is rampant I'll post a picture of a Venus Willendorf for you one day as women have no qualms whatsoever about wearing bikinis. Also as I sit here scribbling a woman whose been here way too long sits and watches Donald trum, telenovelas and CnN news as loud as is possible, I feel deafenend and we're outside in the varadero (shipyard) restaurant. AAAgh
Arya au Vénézuela 09
Here's why this young lady cried her eyes out-her and her boyfriend came to V to sail (thinking they could hitchhike a sail) and ended up in one of these rooms-the hotel I'd been recommended before getting here was more luxurious but worse in alot of ways than this shabby room which made me feel brave and adventuresome...
Arya au Vénézuela 09
Miteux-à souhait-Seedy perfectly- Mais parfait comme point de chute-A perfect landing place. Sécuritaire et central. Safe and central.
Une jeune québécoise atterrie lâ hier soir le 23, en braillait de découragement...
A young compatriot who landed there also was bawling with discouragement...
Arya au Vénézuela
12 feb qrrive in P la Cruz Found, thanks to a lovely venezuelan lady met on the plane a local hotel-in the first hours changed money right under the official's noses 5-to 1 rather than official rate 2.7 to 1. Kind of scared that due to my mathematical impairement, that I got ripped off-for the next four days I'm counting all the time-till the day when the stanford Bank went under and hopefully not all my transfers with it.
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