Captain Scott's Log ~ Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Subject: 69

May 5th. I'm 69yo today. Yesterday was spent in San Fernando. We anchored off
the beach and crew went ashore to get diesel, rum and clear out--3 separate
parties each with a hand held VHF. I stayed on the boat for necessary
security and ferried people all day in the dingy. Children swam out and
clamored aboard. I gave them candy which was a mistake as there was no way
to get them to leave and more kept swimming out. Soon I was baby sitting for
the town. Ashore the rum getters (NANCES) had the best luck. 5 year old
Tanduay was 15 dollars US a case--close to the cost of diesel--one dollar a
liter. Mark had the worst luck with clearing out. Lots of hassle and running
around. He was extorted out of a large amount of money and even felt
threatened. The Rum price was so unbelievable that every time someone went
ashore they came back with a case. At dusk we got a barrel of Kentucky Fried
Chicken, sampled the rum, and sailed off into the sunset. We have picked up
the N running current of 1 1/2 kt that we expect to help us all the way to
Alaska. We are now 19 degrees north (Singapore was one degree) and the
Southern Cross has sunk into the southern ocean. Tomorrow we will arrive at
Batan Island