Monday 24 December 2007

All at sea

Yesterday I sailed to Rottnest Island on a 40-foot catamaran. What a great day it was!!! Fabulous weather, good wind on the way back - man, those winches are big (but so are my biceps ha ha ha), snorkelling and kayaking along the beach, in crystal clear water, great food - a barbecue on the yacht, classy I say.

I took a few pictures for you.

The yacht: Escapade.




Sortie du port sous spi... Moi je dis, c'est la classe. Bon, on l'a descendu 30 minutes plus tard, mais quand meme...




Meme les dauphins etaient de la partie.













And then we arrived in Rottnest Island where we moored until 3pm. Rottnest Island bears such a weird name because when the Dutch arrived there a few centuries ago, they saw the island's local marsupials, the quokkas, they thought they were rats. So they called the island "rat's nest" or Rottnest in Dutch. Inimitable Dutchmen.







Ben, our skipper, looking after the barbecue.




Inside the yacht: Greek salad, couches... Really, it was a hard day.







Leeuwin II







I just have one more thing to say about this fantastic day out on the Indian Ocean: merci Eugenie!

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