After a very hectic trip back to the UK and France, Trish and I are now back home on board Curious here in Auckland.

We had a great time with Chris, Bethan and some quality time with our new baby grand daughter, Anwen including getting up at 3 am to do the night feeds!

She is a delight, a real heart stealer, and is changing almost daily.

We then left to spend Xmas with Katie & Yann in Lyon before heading off to Villard Reculas in the French Alps for a weeks skiing. We were blessed with glorious weather and some good snow conditions and was just what I needed after the foot problems. It was easier to ski than walk.

Then back to the UK for more time with C&B&A interspersed with visits to family and friends as well as a quick visist to the London Boat Show and the Oyster Dinner where we met up with old friends from the Oyster team and other Oyster owners.

Now we can look forward to our time here in New Zealand before we head back out into the Pacific for a 2^nd season.

We have to pinch oursleves daily!