Jocara Newsletter
May 17, 2005

Jocara arrived at Peros Banhos, Chagos at noon on 17 May. What a relaxed 
passage of 8 days it has been. The last few days we motored the whole time 
as there was only the slightest breath of wind. We caught a few more tuna 
including the smallest yellowtails we've ever seen! A visit from a booby 
brought some amusement. The booby started circling Jocara at sundown, 
looking around the top of the mast for a place to land and deciding the 
lightning arrestor (which looks like a steel porcupine) would not be too 
comfortable. It finally settled for a perch on the starboard spreader. A 
few hours later it was gone, but the next morning we discovered a pile of 
guano on the solar panel and the dinghy hanging off the davits. As soon as 
we'd dropped anchor off a beautiful little island covered by coconut palms 
and surrounded by reefs we were in the water snorkeling to the beach. 
There's a lot of exploring to do, better get started right away!

Jocara is at 5 deg. 27.6'S, 071 deg. 48.5'E.

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