Sunday 1 February 2009

Saying goodbye...

Once again we have had to say goodbye to friends as they sail away to pastures new. John & Inga and Carol & Jim have departed in the past 48 hours and our lives are the poorer for seeing them go. Both boats are heading back to the USA. George leaves in the next day or two bound for Australia. We are going to miss you guys. If you see Calidris Alba, Windquest or Venture out there on your travels say hi, they are great crews all three!

Tonight the U.S. contingent are over in the bar whooping and hollering at the Superbowl final. Just leaves me cold! Cultural division, certainly! Reading in the press today I gather that the ads and half time entertainment are considered more important than the game. Go figure that one out...

TBH, star that he is, spent today completely rebuilding the forward heads. Ever since Cuba it has had a problem and today he buckled down to solving it. Which of course he did! For those of you who have not had the great pleasure of meeting TBH let me just say he is an absolute genius! Along side a phenomenal mind he is really really practical, sigh...So as a thank you I cooked roast beef, yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and carrots for lunch. Washed down with a glass of Chilean Cab Sav. I hope he is a happy man tonight!

Son James is off filming on the moors of Devon for three days tomorrow, Britain is forecast it's worst snows for years and he is covering a three day expedition. Hope he packs his thermals. Snow is already falling across the country and the airports and railways are closed...

It's raining again here which will at least rinse off the decks that are almost clean now after TBH's gentle ministrations with a sponge. It's teak so is treated carefully...I could get jealous!

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