We slowed down throughout the night in order to turn into the northern anchorage area at sunrise and timed it perfectly. Just as the sun rose, we entered the 'channel' for the outer anchorage and were advised that a coast guard ship would be leaving the inner basin later in the day but we could come in for the formalities. We would be required to vacate later in order to leave room for the ship to manoeuvre and then a supply cargo ship would be arriving the next morning. We went in to clear customs etc but will remain out until the cargo ship leaves on Wednesday.
There are about a dozen and a half yachts here and all of them have a horror story to tell. It doesn't seem to matter if they've journeyed from Chagos or from Cocos or Sumatra, they've all had a pretty torrid time of it. We'll catch up on all the news once we've had some sleep. The important thing is, we've made it and we're still in one piece. Hallelujah.
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