Monthly Archives: May 2011

Ready and waiting

Posted on May 13, 2011 by steve

We spent our final day provisioning and performing our final preps for the trip.  In theory our provisioning trip should have replaced the food that we’ve eaten in the last week.  Somehow it was a lot more.  On the way … Continue reading →

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All going to plan

Posted on May 12, 2011 by steve

As soon as it was light I lowered the dinghy, took off the motor, removed the chain & anchor and raised it back again.  We had a coffee to fully wake us off then it was off to the fuel … Continue reading →

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Friday Departure

Posted on May 11, 2011 by steve

All signs now point to a Friday departure.  A front is passing over us over the next couple of days.  In front of it the winds are just wrong.  Behind it they couldn’t get better.  We’ll have the swell against … Continue reading →

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Finding things to do

Posted on May 10, 2011 by steve

There was almost no wind in the anchorage yesterday.  That was good news.  We love our new sails but there is one small problem which I may have mentioned before.  The second and third panels have a tendency to vibrate … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Hello

Posted on May 9, 2011 by steve

On Sunday we got to say goodbye to some friends and hello to friends we’ve recently shared last and final farewells. The goodbyes went to Imagine, Passages and Boree who were among a number of boats who made the decision … Continue reading →

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