Aborted Departure

We were excited to depart today...

Off to immigration to watch them watch instagram while we waited on a departure stamp.

I'm always amused that immigration officials look, puzzled, at paperwork or passports.

Look, pal, you've seen a passport before. C'mon.

So anyway we got stamps after half an hour and went along to buy last-minute things for the sail to Mayotte with anticipation.

As we shopped for fruits we received word from our weather guru that there's a massive high system brewing and we should hunker down vs. depart. With great disappointment we are staying.

Eating cashews and sipping beer with a refreshing breeze isn't such torture. A nap looms on the horizon. Sailing is so exciting.Read more