On Sunday, Nov 19, we took Sari Timur into the Harbor of Refuge. Why? Mark is leaving for the US and Pauline will be staying behind to take care of Sari Timur. It would mean sitting at our mooring at the Yacht Club and if a storm hits, she will have to take the boat into the Harbor alone. So we enlisted a couple of friends and took the boat in and Sari Timur is now all nicely secured in the Harbor of Refuge.
The Harbor of Refuge is where boats go when a typhoon approaches. They put lines down to four huge cement blocks anchored to the bottom. There are many cement blocks located all over this harbor and boats will be tied up next to one another. It can be quite harrowing (so we were told) when the wind blows and the boats are heeled over right next to one another. We pray we won't have to experience that.
Right now, there are a few boats in the harbor. They are mostly boats abandoned by their owners, or boats that are unable to move (without engines, masts, etc). Will try and get a picture to show what it looks like in there.
It is pretty calm and we take our dingy to a dock built by the shore, so we don't get wet getting to shore.
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