thats right, Chica bonita is for sale. she is now on the market and ready for her new caretakers-owners, to come along.
no we are not sad, we made this decision and it feels absolutely right. the past 3 years with her have been the highlights of both of our lives. its just time to move away from owning a boat, for while. mike wants to own nothing, he'd like to throw all clothes and shoes out but he is not a Kiwi and cant walk around bare feet in 55 degrees like they do here. we really hope to sell her real quick. it took a while to get here ready because of an engine repair-waiting on others and a mechanic at that.
we are moving to Ireland from here, in September. taking all we can on the airplane. we have already sold off all the extra things from the boat and made good money, the kitchen ware has been doled out as well as lots of other goodies, our friends love this deal.
so help us sell her and please think of chica bonita no longer as ours but a new name and new owners.
for more details of Chica bonita go to Trademe.co.nz. classified ad #163306225
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another year added to the long list of Mike's accomplishments! and growing younger in mind and body while adding years to the clock is quite impressive. he can admit to the last year being one of the best. he has traveled from Tuamotus French Polynesia to NZ and all points in between since his last bday. this year we invited 30 of our new and some old-cruiser friends to the house for a big shin dig. mike is wearing a red cowboy hat that is reminiscent of the one he wore as a little boy during family travels in Arizona-the Wild West..
notice his t-shirt and in the next photo. his friends from teh fruit packing house made it from a photo of all of them at work and then signed it. very funny and so thoughtful.
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some of Mikes friends from the fruit packing house came for the bday party. all tho they come from around the world-Bali, Japan, NZ, America, Germany; they suffered together lining boxes, sorting kiwis, loading pallets of boxes all within the easy day of 12 hours. in the end they have become good friends that will last long after teh fruits make it to a market in Korea and savored by as a gourmet fruit.
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our friends Courtney, Mark and Liz joined us for a celebration dinner at Mikes favorite restaurant in town.
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