December 3, 2012
We flew out of Auckland, NZ back to the States until April 2013. The boat is on the hard and undergoing repairs for the next leg in the voyage: renew rigging, engine repairs, troubleshoot electrical system, sail repair, add a storm trysail , Jordan Series Drogue, anti-fouling, etc, etc.
Phyllis has gone to an orthopedist here in Shreveport. X-rays were taken and show that they did an excellent job in NZ and she is on the mend. There should be no problem in returning to NZ in April and continuing the voyage to Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caldonia and ??? We may return to NZ or Australia for another hurricane season or sail on to Darwin, Australia and be there at the end of July to join the Indonesia Rally to Singapore and then the Malaysia Rally to Langkawi and, finally, Phuket, Thailand. That would require thousands of miles of sailing so we'll have to see how much energy and drive we have left after New Caldonia. In the meantime, we'll visit with family and friends and pick up this blog in April/May.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All
Dear Phyllis & Don, I'm looking for a couple that lived in Barcelona for a short period of time in 1966. They had your same names. Just in case it was you, I'm Núria (your neighbor at that time...50 years ago!!!)
ReplyDeleteKind regards
Núria Querol Colomer
querolnuria@hotmail.com
Dear Phyllis, You won't believe this; but, when we were tied to the dock in Opua checking in back in 1988, I fell off the ladder from the quay to the dock (it was low tide) and broke two of my ribs. So I can sympathize with you and your broken hip.
ReplyDeleteScott & Kitty
V 40 Tamure