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Life is returning to some kind of normality. What haz been a period of turmoil and unrest is slowly beginning to clear and lifes' beginning to flow.
Repairs are nearly complete with the Post Office on Thursday Island about to be beseiged with parts courtesy of ebay.
I need to order the fibreglass materials then find a suitable bay to park the yot while I repair both damaged hulls.This is a major job that'll require the yot 2B aground for 3 or 4 days. I might even park up for a full tide cycle.Lots of islands and beaches come to mind but no decisions made.
Lolla (Italy) has left the Yot today on her trek South after staying aboard for just over a month, through some very trying conditions including our big Gulf rescue.
We have worked our way through a few of the islands here in an effort to see the good side of sailing rather than the 5% sheer terror we experience on the crossing.I'm kind of surprised just how busy the Cape is!, HUGE campgrounds are full of 4 wheel drives with pop up camper trailerz.
And there are at least 3 of these mini suburbs I've found so far.
I'm guessing Somerset Beach will be another. Tis interesting to see how others "Do the Cape".
Lolla haz managed to pretty much exist on fresh fish, soy milk and coconut with her biggest fish ending up a spanish mackerel slightly smaller than herself but still a good effort.
Our onboard "dreamcatcher" has under gone a transformation (wkoa) and become more a catcher of fish than dreams. Itz actually a really good place to dry the repainted lurez.These tides are going to take some learning as trying to go against the flow iz an exercise in fuel consuming futility.
Negative speeds are interesting! Steaming in one direction and actually travelling the opposite.
This coming week will be spent beside Thursday Island.
Seisia has no phone signal which can be really frustrating when your trying to organise parts and repairs.
With the arrival of Friday I've exhausted the Post Office for this week, so find myself once more pointing the Yot 2wards Seisia.
A late flurry of activity on the gumtree add see's me meeting up with an Aussie couple tomorrow.They are up here already but only 2 wheel drive capable.
This should allow for a weekend touring around Cape York and Somerset beaches.Perhaps York Island and the reef.
Who knowz!
Captain Felix
sounds a blast..from mighty highs to mighty lows...I'm surprised your lures last in tact long enuff to require painting...
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Greetings. Just read the update, having managed to log on to Dad's computer. What a great photo of the Cat with the sunset(sunrise?) sky behind her. Might make a nice Blog cover page if you ever get tired of Turtle Bay. Glad to hear you are all OK after a somewhat dramatic ordeal. A few weeks of quiet maintenance and minor repairs sounds like a good thing and from your comments it looks as if TI might be a good spot for that. Hope Lola enjoyed most of her time aboard - and she'll certainly have plenty to talk about from her experiences !!!!
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Mum
Greetings, CF. Hope this message finds you and Honey in good health. Just a quick one to let you know I have the sewing thread - upholstery grade, so that should be strong enough (industrial thread is not readily available by comparison, and may not fit on your machine) Is there anything else you need posted up? - stuff that got washed overboard, seeds etc, Just let me know via Dad's text messages. I'll plan on sending the cotton on Friday, so let me know before then of any other bits you need. Hope the repairs are making progress and that you're finding some R&R time between times.
ReplyDeleteWe went with Mark to the Dockers v Cats match on Friday night - Preidential Suite (La di da !!!!)- first time I've been with him to a match at Subi where MY team WON !!!!
Take care
Love, Mum