🚦Ready, set & off to Indo we GO!!!

WE ARE READY.... for the next leg in this year for adventure 👍.
WE HAVE....dug out, dusted off & checked all safety gear ✔️; aquired 2 offshore life jackets✔️; filled up our tanks (600ltr water and 480lt fuel) ✔️; filled the cupboards & fridges with all things hard to get over there (especial lots of butter & cheese) ✔️; installed new Code O sail (& it fits 😀); managed to wean me off my beloved wine (now making beer & moonshine) ✔️; finalised out of water survey/ boat insurance ✔️; sea trialled new dingy motor ✔️; and brought spares for our spares 🤣.
IT'S TIME... to put on our big girl panties🩲, hoist the sails⛵️ & leave the safety of OZ waters 😱.
We are booked to exit Monday at 9 a.m. with hope the predicted 15knt Westerly pattern 🤔 will push us quickly to Saumlaki, our check-in destination. 300nm to travel... 5knts = 60hrs, 6knts = 50hrs & 7knts = 42hrs. We will take turns to cover 4hr watch 👀, so less time = less 😬😳🥱😫😴. Arrival planning is as challenging as leaving. We need good weather/speed to arrive in daylight..a must to be able to see and navigate around unmarked local fishing boats & FADs (🐟 attraction devices) and also to arrive before Friday arvo as Customs will be closed (Muslim prayer time).
I have attached a few snaps of inside OtD ..a virtual tour for those who have not yet been on board, I did promise these a while ago (sorry, Jeanette)...plus they will be helpful should we need to claim on our outrageously expensive SE Asia insurance.
We will lose about Starlink 20 NM out, so expect to be off-line for a bit. Hopefully, it will smoothly pick up again when we get close to land again 🤞🤞🤞🤞 so we can share photos from the other side of the ditch. Love TNT ❤️ ❤️Read more