Re: ex hiva oa
Avocet's Adventures Around the World
Derry Ryder
Sat 22 Mar 2014 20:02
we are moored in ,<virgins bay> and have done some sewing on steering wheel cover .weather here is better than home .we got the news of rugby
great news .we did not get to see any.you cantell those in royal cork that an exmember is on his second circumnavigation.can be followed on world arc where
yellowbrick shows position every 4 hours,and on mailasail .com avocet blog
----- Original Message ----- From: "Liam McFeely" <mcfeely {CHANGE TO AT} eircom {DOT} net>
To: "Derry Ryder On Avocet" <avocet {CHANGE TO AT} mailasail {DOT} com>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 4:21 PM
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Hi Derry
Good to hear from you. Substituting the shamrock with the Tiki is a novel way of celebrating Paddy's day. You havent seen any sign of the missing Malaysian Boeing I suppose on your travels? Anyhow enjoy and safe sailing to the next port.
Regards
Liam
----- Original Message ----- From: Derry Ryder On Avocet
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Sent: Monday, March 17, 2014 5:27 PM
hi to all from hiva oa in french polynesia .arrived sat amjust after midnight after a slow crossing with poor winds and lots of tropical showers with their associated wind systems .but apart from a spinnaker pole nothing broken and the pole is now 2 feet shorter.went yesterday to see the tikis at end of island took 2hours by car there and 2 back .tiki are the somewhat grotesque statues thhey have here .the tiki here are the biggest inthe islands ,only easter island have bigger.so we will celebrate st paddys day here derry=