Eileen Quinn sings of the boat yard blues. The anchor getting stuck in suckdown harbour. It is real but we are very close to getting out. It has been way too long but we have had many good times while here. A lot of socializing with some great cruisers: Jeremy and Richard from England on Raylah, Waddy and Di from NZ, Rick an American on Indecisive and many French Norweigens etc. A big challenge for me has been getting my Sailmail sorted out. Rick a computer prof from Montana with help from contacts back home finally got my drivers installed so my computer could talk to my Pactor modem. Very involved. Additions to Demelza has been Autohelm, Solar panel, new piping in the head, bilge pump switch and many small items. Peg has made the best of it by spending a lot of time in the water and hitchiking to town where she always meets a friendly helpful local. Her fluent French is huge, you speak french very well they will say. We have got away a bit snorkeling and a night out at the Taravanna Yacht club. Incredible lack of wind with even wind from the west; where are the SE trades? They are winter winds and I guess haven`t totally filled in yet here south of the equator. Quite a bit of rain and hot muggy weather. We are in the tropics. One last hurdle with a broken oar then we are off tho Bora Bora which we look out on 25 miles to the NW. It will feel good to get the anchor up and get cruising. Tomorrow!