The last few days have been filled with fun and laughter and continuing to build on great friendships. The Squadron Cruise is a great mixing pot of people all shapes and sizes who share a love for their boats and sailing. The most striking thing to us on Wine-Dark Sea is the great camaraderie of […]
Category: 2017 Capers
Sydney-Darwin 2017
Taking the plunge
We finally got everything on board, though I think we will continue to rationalise! Pete contacted a couple of Holden dealers to see if he could get the car traded in today, Saturday, but we decided that he should arrange the deal when he comes back from Newcastle. This would allow us to get to […]
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So finally WDS was relaunched at 4pm yesterday and arrived back at the Squadron at 5, in time for Cruise Committee meeting and the Cruise Briefing. No work done last night, but we have started this morning 😄 and we feel like we are now making progress. Pictures are last Freshie sunset, the view from […]
Living in the car!
No photos today, sorry, just a quick check in to let you know the lack of progress. We have been working so hard the last 8 weeks, clearing the house and storing our “keep” items, as well as selling as much as possible. However, the big hold up has been the boat yard. We took Wine-Dark […]
Emptying the house
This week is serious house emptying. The BBQ and TV unit have now gone, the sofa bed is in the car ready for a road trip to Newcastle, the coffee machine will also go to Newcastle leaving us with shop bought coffees until we move on to WDS! eBay is running hot with our remaining […]