Avocet's Adventures Around the World
Derry Ryder
Sat 14 Nov 2009 23:31
hi from avocet on thursday island we leave monday for papua new guinea PNG fort moresby trip from darwin difficult . continous tacking and adverse tides and coming into thursday in the western channel currents of7 knots and 24 knots of headwind slowed us down half mile two hours but we are in good form margaret and donnacha have rejoined so full crew the islanders here are lovely and friendly  we are looking forwad to finishing with this continent. it will be great to br in the pacific and new caledonia for xmas derry  et al