Avoiding the recession by sailing around the World ( presently in Knysna lagoon )
A Lady
Stephen Hyde
Fri 26 Nov 2010 09:39
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THURSDAY 25th
NOVEMBER 2010
08.00hrs, Having secured everything, we had our
breakfast and relaxed for a while,
there are always things on board that need
attention, even things like painting the bulbs if the compass with Aileens
red nail varnish, Amazing how usefull some of these
ladies beautifiers can be in time of need. ..............
11.00hrs We ( all three of us ) piled into
the rib , which we had lowered off the transome ( back of the boat , as Fr terry
would say, ejitt)
and headed around the sandbank ( which we parked "A
Lady " on top of earlier as we went to drop anchor, )
and over to the Yachy club. A lovely timber
building on the eastern side of the river estuary.by the town
We were welcomed by Rodger, a member of the club,
and we wad to go over all our trip with him once more, We will
be great storey tellers as well as great sailors by
the time we finish this trip. plus our degrees in electronics,
mechanics,
navigation, sail repairs, computers,
photography, and cooking in tight spaces, etc etc .
We got in touch with " Ian Mc Millan's " friend
Bryan Kearney from Belfast and skipper met him and had a
pleasent coffee
on the Water front.. Bryan filled skipper in
on " Knysna " and how he happens to be living here, ( Well for 5 months of
the year )
All facinating stuff, and what a beautifull place
to spend a few months of each year ,, away from all the SH one T in
Ireland ............
He looks good from it all and actually we met once
before in Belfast many years ago ....
The original Rib the we purchased
started with Bryan, and skipper visited his house
in Belfast with our friend Ian, gosh , small world .
We then visited a shop / restaurant / food market
called " 34 South" golly gosh, this place had every thing and what did we
get,
yes , Chocklet cake and Coco to die for. After
that, skipper was ready for the scratcher, so got in the rib and did just
that,
Aileen and Neil did the town .......
18.00hrs, We met up again, skipper having
recovered , and went to dinner in the " Dry Dock " which overlooks the
lagoon,
the food was great and inexpensive, we chatted with
lots of people, all who found our travels a great topic.
22.30hrs we climbed back into the rib
and haeded out to "A Lady" for a good nights sleep
Thats all from a beautifull place.
Signed :- Stephen Hyde (
Skipper )
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