Author Archives: steve

Hurting

I’m paying for it. Yesterday my legs were protesting a little from our 7km walk. Today my calves are howling their protest at me. They’ll give up complaining long before I give up bearing them. It has meant a couple … Continue reading

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Dancing in the Rain

We’ve been getting a bit more exercise recently. All along Helen has been cajouling, encouraging, forcing me to get out and walk most days. Even when I was in hospital we would go for walks through the corridors with my … Continue reading

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Staying In Touch

It must be impossible for any reader of this blog to miss the fact that a big part of cruising are the fellow cruisers you meet. I, like many others, read other blogs prior to setting off as part of … Continue reading

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A Poll

I’m often very surprised to see how many people continue to read my blog. The original intention of this blog was to record our sailing travels for ourselves, our family and friends. I have since learned that many others have … Continue reading

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St Kilda

On Saturday Helen and I drove over to St Kilda, a Melbourne district by the sea, to meet and have lunch with Helen, a friend/ex-colleague of my Helen’s from when she worked in New Jersey, USA. We met at the … Continue reading

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