When we removed our main sail for repairs it appears that we
disturbed a white back spider that had set residence in Zenitude. We are not
sure but the fact is that the following day a nasty insect bite appeared in Oscar’s
leg and since then I have found 2 nasty looking black spiders on board, one appeared
when we removed a piece of the gennaker rigging
that we haven’t used for this trip and the other one jumped in front of me when
I moved a piece of fabric that was on deck. Not nice.
They don’t have this type
of spiders in New Caledonia so these came traveling with us from Australia. We
are actually sure they took up residence in Zenitude when we left her on the
dry in Oyster Cove yard. When Zenitude went back to the water we thought we got
rid of all spiders and ants which were really annoying. But apparently, there is no way to get rid of
spiders unless you find them.
With doctor’s advice Oscar is treating the lesion but
healing is slow. In the meantime he can’t swim and we decided to stay around
civilization in case more medical care is needed. So we are still in Noumea,
doing land sightseeing and still enjoying French cuisine. The issue is lots of
food and too little exercise. But not all time is lost, we keep fixing and
improving Zenitude. This is starting to look like a working holiday, but not
without fun. I’ll update the post when
we are ready to move again.
G.
G.
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| Anse Vata on a cloudy Sunday |
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| One of the many restaurants in Anse Vata, Noumea |
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| Up in Anse du Fort |
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