Thank you to my shore support
27 October 2011
Catherine
27 October 2011
I remember Alan asking me, when we were 'interviewing' him for crew if we had any shore support. To which my answer was 'no.' Then when we went from Panama to Galapagos we used Karsten as a passage planner and it was really helpful to have some advise from someone who could see the bigger picture, weather wise and with whom you could check in daily for position reports. For this passage, we are giving daily updates to Mike from Yolo, who is now back in Australia and keeping an eye on the weather for us (we also download GRIBs) which has been really helpful. And then there's Jacolette - my shore support for my soul! Whether it's sending tofu recipes ('cause neither of us have used it before and I inherited some from her when she put Goody on the hard before going back to SA) or telling me not to forget reading the barometric pressure, or generally just snapping me out of my whinging mood (it could be worse, you could be back at home in meetings with ridiculous politics going on) she's e mailed me every day, which gives me something to look forward to when I go on to the SSB. So, thank you Mike and Jacolette for all the invaluable info you've been giving us whilst we make our penultimate leg to NZ. And things I am enjoying about this trip?
Lochy doing kung fu for hours on end on the trampoline, Harry Potter being replaced by Karate Kid for a while.
Reading a family story with the kids every day - Tarka the Otter at present.
Baking with the kids. OK, I haven't done that yet, but I will tomorrow!
Sitting at the helm with Mark for a hug.
Current position: 18.13S 160.54W