Time: 9/5 1145 -1500 | Engine hrs: ?? | 2,400 RPM
9/5: V-belt was burning before we got out of Serangan harbour. Prop still missing its zinc from the last time we made this trip in early April. Ben, Payal, and Janna on board. Turned off the alternator and the belt help up ok to Lembongan. Picked up the same buoy we had used when my parents were in town. Made a Massaman curry for dinner after Payal made potato and onion grilled sandwiches for lunch. Short surf session at Playgrounds on the first day.
10/5: Longer surf session (Adam alone) while Payal and Ben toured the island on what was apparently a terrifying motorbike journey. At the end, realized my surfboard was filled with water from several nicks in the fiberglass that I had neglected to repair straight away. Ian dropped Janna at the 3:30 fast ferry to Sanur – 250K rp ticket price. Sleeping on deck apparently gets you all wet with dew. No real dinner after late pasta lunch, just snacking.
11/5: Woke up, fixed the V-belt (put on an A42 instead of an A41, which we failed to fit without undoing more bolts, many of which were odd sizes or already stripped). Also noticed that we are leaking a small amount of diesel into the bilge. Tightened the bleed nipple, but suspect the problem is because the secondary fuel filter has not been adequately tightened. Didn’t want to take off the fuel line to get our bike chain style filter wrench around the secondary filter housing, we we’ve left it for now. Once again, thank goodness diesel is not flammable. Snorkeling trip picked us up and we went to Mangroves, Wall Bay, and Gamat Bay. We also convinced the driver to take us to the site of our brutal drift dive on the western side of the strait across from Wall Bay. Visibility was cloudier, but not as many jellyfish. Still current, but nothing like our dive. Snorkeling trip cost us 500K rp for the boat for 3 hours (4 people). Retrived my board from the surfboard repair guy at Coconut Beach – ouch a whopping 300K to fix it and it wasn’t a very good job. Went surfing with Ian in strong currents. Collided with an aggro aussie dude on one wave. Green curry for dinner after chicken fingers in the late afternoon. 1 more Jersey Shore episode. Not sure if I can stand another.