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Sweet Dream - Day 249 September 21, 2019



Today we tied up loose ends, went ashore to check out with the authorities, use the WiFi, and to pick up the kilo of Lombok coffee we’d ordered from the grocery delivery folks. A very frustrating morning all around. Our plan had been to get these three things accomplished by noon, then take the fast ferry to Gilli Air so we could have a nice beach experience for our last day in Lombok. Firstly, the coffee we ordered did not come. Secondly, the WiFi was so slow, it was useless, thirdly it took 3 and 1/2 hours to complete the clearance out and the WARC folks changed the skipper’s briefing to 14:30! No visiting a lovely beach today! Captain brought me back to the boat and he went back for the skipper’s meeting. It was a wickedly hot 98 degrees in the cockpit and 96 degrees inside the boat! I sprayed off with lukewarm water, brought in the laundry( that’s the only thing this searing heat is good for...drying clothes fast!), took down the clothesline and the dress flags in preparation for leaving first thing tomorrow. We had a nice quiet evening enjoying tacos onboard, then sitting on the stern listening to the live music from the yacht club. It is hard to believe it is the same Anchorage we landed in five days ago. It was our last night in Lombok, and the only calm one we experienced.


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