It was another early start to get packed up and ready to
roll as today we were taking the fast ferry across the Badung & Lombok
strait back to Sirocco on Gili Gede.
We got dropped off at the bustling ferry terminal at
Serangan and sweated it out in the hot tin shed until our ferry was ready to
depart. The 12-meter monohull was decked out with four 250 horse power Suzuki’s
and it bounced along at over thirty knots.
1000 horse power / 30+ knots
It was hot inside and if you went out the back or climbed up
on the roof the noise was deafening and the hot sun relentless.
We cut through the strong six knot currents with ease crossing
the Badung strait and the first stop was the Island of Nusa Lembongan where we
dropped off some guests and took some more aboard.
Nusa Lembongan
Next stop was Nusa Penida Beach Club on the north side of Nusa
Penida where we stopped for a few minutes dropping some more people off before
heading off once again through the fast-flowing rips and tidal streams across the
Lombok strait.
We weaved our way through the many Islands before arriving
three hours later at the Kokomo resort on the north side of Gili Gede where our
friend Dave from Fonster was waiting for us. We loaded all our gear into his dinghy
and we sped off to Marina Del Ray on the other side of the Island about fifteen
minutes away.
Hot and noisy with a movie playing
Sirocco was sitting there just where we left her nearly
three months ago. She had suffered a bit of damage to the gelcoat on the
starboard back step where she had rubbed against the floating pontoon during a recent
violent storm that rolled through. I knew I should have moored her further out,
but you live and learn. Apart from that she was in great condition, but there
was some mold under the cockpit hard top and also on some of our clothing
inside.
The heat was unbearable without the slightest breeze and the
humidity must have been hovering around 80% and in no time, we were dripping
with sweat.
I had bags full of new gear and bits and pieces to make a
few repairs and the odd job here and there and after we got unpacked and
settled in, I got stuck into work.
First task was to perform a few tests on my faulty paddle
wheel that hasn’t worked since leaving Perth last years. It would have been
really handy in the strong currents we experienced through the Kimberly.
Every thing is fast here
I had purchased a new one and I wanted to compare the two to
ensure the sensor was actually faulty and not the display. Thankfully the new
sensor worked with my existing display and I didn’t waste my money, but it was
going to be a hell of a job to replace the sensor with a cable running the
length of the boat.
This job was going to have to wait for another day and I
spent the rest of the day messing around with the plumbing and installing a bum
gun in the toilet which I will later replace with a bidet toilet seat.
Mission complete by sunset, and then we headed off for dinner with Dave and Bob from Braveheart.
Track Sirocco’s
progress
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