Anchored position 12° 01.3 N 119° 58.9 E
D'Pearl Cove, Busuanga Is.
Our Christmas surprise came in the form of a weather change. Being here in the Philippines where tropical storms and typhoons occur on a regular basis we make sure to check the weather reports and forecasts several times every day. We had been watching an area of low pressure off to our westward in the same area where typhoon Bopha had formed. The weather check Christmas morning had the low moving in our direction but with winds in only the 30 knot range. In the tropics things can change rapidly, Christmas evening the low had now turned in to tropical storm Quinta. We were now looking at the possibility of quiet a bit more wind and that Quinta could further develop in to a Typhoon. The good news was that the system was still a good distance away giving us the opportunity to check forecasts the next morning and then make a decision on either staying in Coron or moving to a more secure location.
Boxing Day arrived and Quinta was still on course to pay us a visit. With winds of 40 plus knots and higher gusts we decide to move to here in what seems to be called D'Pearl cove. The trip from Coron was made in calm seas and the 16 miles took about 3 hours. There are two resorts here one "Vista del Sol" has installed a number of moorings that are free to use. Your payment for the mooring is in the form of patronizing the resorts restaurant. Here we saw very little of Quinta, some rain and gusty wind but nothing more.
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1 comment:
Good to hear you dodged another one. Sidewinder was in Vuda Point, Fiji when Evan went right over the area. No damage to her thankfully, others weren't so lucky and the locals really took a hit. How do you like the Phillipines ?
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