Wyntersea: SailBlogs

Wyntersea's New Owners

Linda — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:23:05 -0500

This is probably one of the longest periods of time that has passed between blog postings for me and it is one of the most difficult to write. Since arriving in Australia and placing Wyntersea in the hands of a broker we forged on and began preparations for another chapter of our lives: life ashore. (Continued...)

Canadian Prairies

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:22:49 -0500

The Canadian Prairies is a land to be either loved, for its vast openness, or disliked. Survey lines mark this territory with square plots which is similiar to that of a checkerboard. Patches of yellow canola fields provide a luxuriant contrast to the forest of spruce and pines that stretch on endlessly. Rivers snake through the landscape carving the easiest route whereas it often wraps back upon itself. Lakes of the deepest blue are swathed in curtains of woodlands. The haze in the air is not from pollution as there is little industry on these prairies, other than oilfield exploration, but instead it is from the intense heat of this summer day. Far on the horizon enormous cumulus clouds hover which ensures another fair weather day. (Continued...)

Touch Down

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:27:16 -0500

As my flight touched down in Vancouver the preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games could be seen at every turn. Even the International Airport has been spruced up for the upcoming event. (Continued...)