Hello all,
This is Mimi. He has been rescued and is the newest addition to the crew list. Hopefully both his and my karma are good enough to get us through any beurocratic difficulties in the countries we are going to visit.
Eric
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Hello all,
after a month of waiting I do finally have a computer again. It is quite nice in many ways to not have a computer. My new Ipod also bit the dust a few weeks ago so I have been without anything to view in almost a month. Having nothing to watch turned out to be a blessing. I got everything that I wanted to do and more done on my boat. It has never been better prepared for sea. I learned a lot about yoga and was given a very comprehensive book by my friend Liz on Swell (a Cal 40). And everyone is showing back up to their boats and I have met cool people form a dozen different nationalaties. The point is that my days were a lot different and in many ways richer without the internet and movies. But now Im back and will enjoy filling you in on the last month and my plans.
Cheers
Eric
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hello all,
Last night my computer bit the dust. I was watching a movie. One minute it was fine, and the next, it was dead. It has a full battery but does not respond. I will be trying to fix or replace it but for now there arent going to be any blog posts. Sorry.
Eric
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I hope this message finds you soon enough... but either way... Happy Birthday! Hope you're having a great one, filled with fruit and fish and fiestas! I'm celebrating mine at the ranch in Costa Rica, (yep, still here) but with southbound plans in the next few weeks. I've grown to be quite the permaculture farmer this last year here, but I've a hankering to learn and practice more in the amazon... Vamos a ver! Much has changed on this end since we last spoke, but I bet you're still as sweet. May your day have no pirates and lots of bootie : ) Jungle hugs and kisses, Amy
Thanks for the birthday note. And hello all. I will probably be back in the water by the time I talk to you next. The boat is ready and is fairly well provisioned. My shore crew is working on getting a new computer in the post. I have 1 month left in this beautiful country before they kick me out...
All is well. Eric can follow his emails on my computer but hers should not arrive soon now. All is well. Perfect climate.
Alain and I had an epic car tour of the island today. Driving it at cruising speed takes about two hours. We stopped at Faaroa Bay and visited with a woman who Alain used to live with. Her house was beautiful. It was up on the hill with a sweeping view of the bay, and ocean, and mountains. We are going back there for dinner next week so I will try and get a photo. Mom would love her garden. We also stopped at a large Marae which was the spiritual center of all the islands in the past. Even the Hawaiians sailed here for social and spiritual occasions which is a long voyage. Here is a pic of a motu with Huahine in the background.
Eric
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This is Blackie the yard dog. She is not at all interested in chasing the rats, but this is her hood and she keeps the dog pack out of here at night which is nice.
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Hello All,
The entertainment on Saturday evening was at the boat yard! I do not have any confirmed facts but the Maupiti Express 2 hit the reef on Huahine and was stuck for two days. Dominique, who is the owner of the yard, went over to sort it out and they floated it with bladders and towed it back here. It must have been sketchy because Alain and I drove around that side of the island and the breeze was pretty fresh and there were big waves. And as you can see the bow is a little down.
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Afo tossing them a line.
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The guy on the bow is Dominique who is the boss of the boat yard.
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spectators
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more spectators
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This is the tug that towed the boat back from Huahine.
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Here is one of my potable water bladders. This is the first one That Dad and I did and we cut the hole a little too big. After several attempts at making it work I have decided to put a wicked patch on it and cut another hole for the "through hull"
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This is my friend Hiro helping out. It is great to be able to put two heads together when doing a critical project you only get one chance at.
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