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Winter Wonderland in Canada

26 March 2016
Yes, it's winter in Canada and we are in the thick of it.

There has been a hint of spring, but mother nature can be fickle at this time of year. Two weeks ago we had temperatures in the mid teens (mid 70s for you Fahrenheit folks), then a huge snow storm that gave the kids two days off of school and now heavy freezing rain that coated everything to the point of tree branches bending to the ground and snapping like toothpicks.

Where are the palm trees and beaches?

This is the house we are currently living in. We'll be here until our house is rebuilt....we don't know when. We'd hoped to start rebuilding in spring....which is now....but progress is slow, because the process is slow.
We can't complain because this house is spacious and comfortable, though quite dark. We've talked about lightening it up with some brighter paint. Just haven't gotten there yet. Still too much to do regarding the fire.

Winter in Canada

26 March 2016
Maia, Liam, Zoe, Jaya

Loving the snow.
Building snow buddies.
Make snow angels.

But.....also looking forward to spring!!!

Snow Buddies

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Winter Wonderland

26 March 2016
Patterns in nature.

Winter Wonderland

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Freezing rain.

Winter Wonderland

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Geometry
Vessel Name: Gromit
Vessel Make/Model: Olympic Adventure
Hailing Port: Toronto
Crew: Michael, Cornelia, Zoe, Maia, Liam. Photo: At Tilloo Bank, Elbow Cay, Bahamas (photo by Frank Taylor)
About: Michael: The technical/mechanical/all about the boat and systems guy. Cornelia: The lists/house and land details gal. Zoe, Maia and Liam: Gromit's Skippers in Training!
Extra: Departure date: Summer 2008 email us at: sailinggromit@gmail.com
Gromit's Photos - American Samoa
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When we limped into American Samoa, with auto pilot, wind vane and engine issues, we got the OK to raft onto some other boats at the container dock.
Michael atop the mast showing the container dock in the background.
We were right in front of the marine police station.
Across the bay was the fish processing plant. The boats anchored farther down the bay had to put up with the fishy smell whereas we were lucky where we were, because the winds were such that we rarely got hit by the odour.
At the laundry mat/classroom! Every time I went to do laundry, one of the kids came with me to do school.
It cost $1 to do a load. In French Polynesia it had cost $10/load.
There are lots of great hikes on the island. A group of us met at the bus station and hired a bus to take us to start of a walk that took us along the ridge which overlooks Pago Pago.
Where
This is our auto pilot circuit board. The bottom left corner is scorched.
Repair on the wind vane.
Here
Greenpeace ship Esperanza came to the dock, so we went to ask if we could have tour.
We invited our dear friends Randy and Jenny to Gromit for a
A couple of hours at a tiny little beach with Robin (right) from Solara and Monica and Andy from Savannah.
Provisioning
Our last hike before leaving American Samoa.
We headed to the other side of the these rocks with the crews from s/v Solara and s/v Far Fetched.
We hiked over the hill behind this building.
 
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Sailinggromit

Who: Michael, Cornelia, Zoe, Maia, Liam. Photo: At Tilloo Bank, Elbow Cay, Bahamas (photo by Frank Taylor)
Port: Toronto