After the not so pleasant first evening, our pitstop here was really fun and sociable. A good night sleep brought us back to life, refreshed and energized. We woke up with Sentijn anchored right behind us. It is so nice to see them again! Calin went to shop for a new exhaust spinning flue for the Refleks to stop blowbacks in windy conditions. We topped up on our diesel and with jerry cans carried back and forth to the boat, we replaced the 220 litres used since Arctic Bay.
In the evening, we were invited on board the Estonian flag S.Y Admiral Belhaussen, a superb 28m luxury sailyacht. Their owners, Mariis and Tiit Pruuli with their son and crew are such wonderful people with tons of fascinating travel stories and together with Sentijn and the whole Thindra crew, it is again a wonderful gathering of enthusiastic adventurers. I love these social evenings and one of the rewards of audacious and unfrequented travels is to meet amazing humans that inspire you to explore beyond your own limitations.
The next day, we agree to join Sentijn and Thindra to a burger in the local joint in town. We haven’t eaten out for so long it feels like a real treat! Sadly Caprivi is missing from the equation as they decided to skip Cambridge Bay all together, not requiring any provision nor fuel.
Before we know it, we are underway again, departing Cambridge Bay in unison with Sentijn and Thindra, heading west towards Bernard Harbour/Teddy Bear Island, our next pit stop to wait for weather.