Marlo,
Thank you for all your comments, I really appreciate them. I like to be updated etc...and look forward to telling you everything when i am home.
It is very hot and intensely humid. It has not rained since Friday and that is not a good sign out here. When there is long hot dry spells people talk. But we should get some rain soon. We will see.
The last 0f the scientists left the boat today Glen and Claire. They are really nice they insisted i come and stay with them in there place in Whungarie when i am in New Zealand. I can go pig hunting with glen and his nine dogs they said. They have just been living on an island in the Pheonix group for 2 weeks all alone. They had some stories.
My captain - Paul leaves for New Zealand tomorrow probably. He is looking forward to seeing his family partner but mostly his mother and pet Parrot.
We have been doing engine stuff, draining oil and mending things etc... I will be living on the boat while he is away, and might go to Savaii the other island but have work to do while he is away, cleaning and mending and painting. He is quite laid back really. A totally different atmosphere to last time.
When Paul is back from New Zealand he will have his partner Chrissy. We will refuel, top up with water etc... and leave for Tahiti. Tahiti is 1400 miles from Samoa and will take 9-10 days. Then after refueling we sail to Mangareva and that's a further 800 miles south east which will be around 8 days at sea. On the 19Th the first 2 week expedition beguines followed by a quick turn around with a three week one after. It is going to be tough. It can be tough here in dock but this is a trip that many sailors do not like so its going to be hard.
The icing on the cake is we have a Vegan passenger on the second Pitcairn island expedition.
faafaa tai lava Talofa,
Felix
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Vegan Passenger: Nothing a cheese and mushroom slice from the BP garage wont solve!
ReplyDeleteMissing you!
Love
Hugo & Jess
hi felix,
ReplyDeletehot and humid , with no rain .aah my heart bleeds for you.
we woke up this morning to damp, grey,cold and three inches of snow.
ill swop you .
sounds like all systems go at your end, i like the way the boss has taken on your request to be a proper sailor ( tickets etc. you know what i mean ) rather than just a being deck hand it sounds like a great opportunity for you .
take care
dave
Hi Felix, don't we all love moaning about the weather? We had so many clothes on for the ministry this morning for the snow, that we could hardly move!! Have had a good week with CO and DO, they make a good comedy duo, but at the same time we are learning loads.
ReplyDeleteTake care, lots of love Alan and Lyn
Top man!!! As usual we get a small sprinkling of snow and the whole country comes to a stand still. Terrible behavior !!!
ReplyDeleteLike what you have been up to so far. Really enjoying reading your blog. Soak it all up my friend.
The roads are like ice rinks here. Jess and I are just chilling out upstairs at the Marina and you office looks very empty. Almost stole some of your beer earlier but was warned. Hamish is well but grumpy and demanding a lot of food. Love you and miss you! Hope you are still in the Marina and that the port authority haven't evicted you yet.
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Dear Felix
ReplyDeleteLove to hear the stories of your conversations. Please keep a note, so you can regale us with stories in front of a roaring fire at the White Lion. I will keep your throat from becoming dry with regular glasses of your favourite tipple. I have just sold the Golf and bought a Fiat Doblo. Which is an Italian builders van with windows! Much better for lawn mowers and large bits of furniture. I want to ship things on the journeys to and from Worthing. Hugo if you read this let me know that tinternet site for getting your petrol paid by delivering something close by.
all the best
Sam
Hi Fi this is Polly on Sarah and Jason's computer, Russell is here too...so entertaining to see what you've been up to. Meanwhile back here we are also living life to the max. We saw your mum perform in her choir the other night; it was one of the more bizarre experiences in my life, since the band playing after they sung was a group of middle aged rockers singing about Globalisation. The lead singer (male) looked like Rita Welch. (Sorry Rita!)It is snowing here too, v exciting, white Christmas in the offing. We love you LOADS xxxx
ReplyDeleteSome of the best pictures I have ever seen - I am sorry to say that they are better than most of mine--of the S.P. Thanks for posting.
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