Maldives Arrival

After our 36 hours of rambunctious sailing from Sri Lanka to past the tip of India the seas went flat and the winds went light. A welcomed sign by all the crew onboard. We arrived near the Maldives on Tuesday afternoon, but too late to make it into the anchorage before dark. So we left up our small sails and had a pleasant overnight sail toward the entrance, making adjustments every once in awhile to slow down. Just before sunrise (as seen above) we turned on the engine and started motoring to our approach.

We anchored next to our friends on Time Bandit, the go-fast catamaran. They arrived on Tues. We are now waiting on our clearance agent to bring out the officials so we can get cleared into the country.

(Just a quick note so I don't leave our reader hanging)

Paul