We spent the night anchored in La Digue. We were anchored further out than the previous nights, hoping it would be calmer. WRONG! It was worse. Not only were we rocking and rolling but the water was slapping the back of the boat, making an awful racket and sending “shock waves” through the boat. We also were not swinging into the wind which had Rick concerned. I got very little sleep, while Rick did sleep, but fitfully.
We hung out for a little while but agreed that we did not want to spend another night in La Digue. It was overcast, would sprinkle intermittently, and we got one strong downpour. So, we headed back to Praslin. It was a short trip so we just motored, no sails. The first bay, Anse Gouvernmente we tried seemed like it had a rocky bottom and we didn’t want the anchor to get stuck on a rock, so we moved on to the next bay, Anse Volbert.
We got anchored and had some lunch. Then I promptly took a nap.
After a sleep I felt somewhat better so we got ready to go snorkeling. There was a small reef off the beach where we had anchored. We dinghied to the shore and tied up to a tree. We snorkeled for about an hour, Rick’s snorkel seemed to work fine. I think he has his snorkeling mojo back. I saw several barracudas and many of the same fish as I saw yesterday.
We came back to the boat, showered and relaxed. Spaghetti dinner on the boat. We are expecting to sleep much better tonight because the bay is very well protected.
Not exactly an endorsement for sleeping on a boat! But I am sure your patience will be rewarded.