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Euler

No mucking about

Bahia Castillo has now departed Auckland. Presumably our parts are now off and heading towards beaurocracy.

Update

Bahia Castillo is now on the dock in Auckland. From the tracks it looks like she was anchored for about 6 hours before proceeding in.

Parts update

The cargo vessel Bahia Castillo, which I believe our parts are aboard, has now arrived in New Zealand and appears anchored a couple of miles north of Rangitoto Island just outside of Auckland Harbour. The vessels inbound course and current position can be found with a little look one the site http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/. I’ll be keeping a watch on this to see when the vessel docks.

Looking Ahead

In just over two weeks we’ll be heading back to New Zealand and back onto the boat. After recovering from the travel we’ll be into boat projects. The change to diesel propulsion will be on and I’ll be working on installing the new AIS transponder, new entertainment system and redoing the nav station. That’ll keep me busy for a few days.

Before we get to New Zealand we’re very much looking forward to sons Ben and Sam accompanied by Ben’s girlfriend, Amy, visiting England next weekend. For the first time in two years we’ll have the whole family together, complete with new addition. For the first three days we’ll all be staying here with Helen’s sister Betty. From the following Tuesday we’ve booked an apartment in Camden Town, London where we can go out and enjoy the capital more easily.

We haven’t been idle while here. Most days we’ve be doing something. Some of it has been catch up on years of being out of the country and sorting out things for our future. We’ve been in and out of London a few times and each trip we’ve had side trips to museums and art galleries. It’s now bitterly cold out so the motivation to go outside is pretty low. Very much looking forward to getting back to the southern hemisphere summer and then, later, back to the tropics.

More Pics – Nothing to do with sailing

Apologies to anyone coming here for sailing related posts. They will come soon. But for now, more granddaughter pics …..