Failed Lunch - Russian Bay
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Tue 6 Aug 2019 23:57
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Failed Lunch - Russian
Bay
 This morning we woke to a really,
really low tide. The local boat we had watched as she
entered the bay yesterday, was sitting quietly on the beach.
 Other smaller
craft were also on the beach.
 After breakfast, I wrote a blog, Bear
fitted the newly welded swim ladder to the stern platform and then we met for a
game of backgammon over a loaded cappo. I won, Yay. Growling. As it was too early to go ashore for lunch,
we had our daily game of Mex Train Doms. After a corking start I just hung on
for a win. Growling incredibly loudly.......
Off we set to the beach restaurant (far right) that
Paul came to tell us about.
 The tide was still
out, lots of beach.
 Bear put out
Baby Beez anchor (Beez Neez second from
right).
 The clonking we hear from time to time
is a chap fixing a sizable hole, port side of the lady on
the right.
 I bimbled a bit further to take a
closer look at a small fishing lady.
  Very
strong, slim, with an outrigger.
 Love the
anchor.
 We are welcomed by Peter (four in October with terribly rotten milk teeth).
Owned by Andreas (from Austria), married to a local lady but not serving lunch
today. In fact they need a day or the morning for an evening meal of fried fish,
rice and salad. No food tomorrow as Andreas is off to Nosy Be on a shopping run.
We settle for a beer and a chat.
 Peter’s mum carried on with her siesta
as did the dog.
 The roof of the
restaurant is held up by a gorgeous weave of wood. As we learned more
about the bay from Andreas a young couple came for a beer. They have just joined
the chaps dad to sail via Mayotte, Tanzania en route to Richards Bay and on to
their home port of Mossel Bay. Ten minutes later a husband and wife (French
)from a catamaran came over for a chat. They are heading to South Africa too.
Getting quite hungry, we bade our farewells and headed back to
Beez.
 En route we stopped to take a closer
look at the repair in progress. After Bear had wolfed
down a egg, mayo and salad wrap he donned snorkel stuff and went to clean the
brown beard from the big girl. I set about making half a rabbit
stew.
ALL IN ALL NICE TO MEET
ANDREAS AND THE TWO OTHER CREWS
INTERESTING CHAT WITH THE
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