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Winter Wonderland in Canada

26 March 2016
Yes, it's winter in Canada and we are in the thick of it.

There has been a hint of spring, but mother nature can be fickle at this time of year. Two weeks ago we had temperatures in the mid teens (mid 70s for you Fahrenheit folks), then a huge snow storm that gave the kids two days off of school and now heavy freezing rain that coated everything to the point of tree branches bending to the ground and snapping like toothpicks.

Where are the palm trees and beaches?

This is the house we are currently living in. We'll be here until our house is rebuilt....we don't know when. We'd hoped to start rebuilding in spring....which is now....but progress is slow, because the process is slow.
We can't complain because this house is spacious and comfortable, though quite dark. We've talked about lightening it up with some brighter paint. Just haven't gotten there yet. Still too much to do regarding the fire.

Winter in Canada

26 March 2016
Maia, Liam, Zoe, Jaya

Loving the snow.
Building snow buddies.
Make snow angels.

But.....also looking forward to spring!!!

Snow Buddies

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Winter Wonderland

26 March 2016
Patterns in nature.

Winter Wonderland

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Freezing rain.

Winter Wonderland

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Geometry
Vessel Name: Gromit
Vessel Make/Model: Olympic Adventure
Hailing Port: Toronto
Crew: Michael, Cornelia, Zoe, Maia, Liam. Photo: At Tilloo Bank, Elbow Cay, Bahamas (photo by Frank Taylor)
About: Michael: The technical/mechanical/all about the boat and systems guy. Cornelia: The lists/house and land details gal. Zoe, Maia and Liam: Gromit's Skippers in Training!
Extra: Departure date: Summer 2008 email us at: sailinggromit@gmail.com
Gromit's Photos - 11 Day Passage From Las Perlas Islands, Panama to Galapagos, Ecuador
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Our
First night
Big waves.
"Artemo, Artemo, Gromit"

Calling Artemo, just to check in and say hi!
Heading south. Coming up to a way point.
Our direction; just a little west of south.
Beautiful, elegant Artemo.
So, what is everyone doing?
Zoe is baking........
Chocolate cake made from scratch.
Blueberry muffins from a package. They don
Maia and Liam about to launch their message in a bottle..........
Michael, well, repairs..........
Liam helping with repairs........
Zoe is baking......again.......
Hours before reaching the equator, Zoe jumps into gear to create, from scratch the most delicious
Maia is reading........
Liam is checking how many miles to go......
Cornelia is going nuts.....
still cracking pecans we got in
Oriental, North Carolina.
The big moment!
We cross the equator at 3:39 am.
Note the numbers: 00 00 under the word
The party begins.
Baba
Astronaut ice cream.
Tired.
We found a squid and a tiny fish on out decks the next morning.
Arriving at the Galapagos, Monday, May 4, 2010.
Wreck Bay, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.
 
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Sailinggromit

Who: Michael, Cornelia, Zoe, Maia, Liam. Photo: At Tilloo Bank, Elbow Cay, Bahamas (photo by Frank Taylor)
Port: Toronto