Is it really 5 years since we circumnavigated the world?
05 February 2015 | Mooloolaba, QLD, Australia
Is it really 5 years since we circumnavigated the world?
Today is our youngest grandaughter's 5th birthday. On route to Galapagos in 2009, we received an email via our sat phone from our daughter Vashti that another grandchild was on the way. We were sailing to windward eager to reach the Galapagos so this piece of news was very exciting and an excuse for a little celebration on board Valiam.
After returning to our home port in Mooloolaba, we flew to Townsville to join Vashti and family. We hadn't seen them for 13 months! Joe who was born 2 years prior was no longer a tiny baby and Caylan was a big school girl. We all hung out together in the middle of summer in Townsville eagerly waiting for the new arrival. The day Tahlia was born, Bill and I had taken the other 2 children to the water park on the Strand to cool down. How excited were we to receive the call that the new baby girl had arrived!
We all rushed to the birthing centre and cuddled the new little girl with lustrous black hair. She was to be named Tahlia but second names hadn't been decided. Lily Rose is Bill's grandmother's name and as we all left the birthing centre there were 2 doors in front of us with flower names. You guessed it - Lily and Rose. So it was decided. Tahlia Lily Rose and what a beautiful spunky little chick she has turned out to be.
She adores going out on Valiam and is so keen, loving the title 'cabin girl'. She and her brother Joe are inseparable. This is the pair of them last December on route to Tangalooma. Definitely our future crew when we are old and doddery!
If you are wondering what we are up to - We are flying to Tasmania tomorrow for a couple of weeks to enjoy the last 2 days of the Wooden Boat Festival and catching up with lots of sailing friends. After the festival we will be enjoying 50 beautiful acres on the east coast of Tassie with our wonderful sailing buddies (ex-La Barca) Can't wait. Ugg boots are packed!
Dont forget to let everyone know our gorgeous Lati aka Cinderella is for sale in Greece. A bargain at $19,950. Looking for the right person or couple to adopt her. See the post below and link to her on line advertisement.