Last preparations
Dawnbreaker
Lars Alfredson
Sat 22 Sep 2012 20:36
Crew all together
Well alright then!
Welcome to those that are reading this,
the Dawnbreaker blog, Saturday 22nd Sept, 2012!
My name is Steve Hart and I am a 44 year
old Australian drifter who has floated randomly into the path of Lars and his
amazing boat the “Dawnbreaker”. I am now heading into the Pacific from Chile
with the boys tomorrow, Sunday morning, and so as i write this its the last day
for Captain, crew and “Dawnbreaker”in Puerto Montt, where she has spent her
winter nice and safe.
I jumped onboard first time yesterday
around 4ish and Lars and the boys made me very welcome and showed me around my
new home with beers in hand! Friendly fellas and an incredible boat! We all had
a great night eating some left overs and drinking red wine with both
myself and Hernan on the guitars and jammin before and during dinner .. there
will be lots more guitar played on this boat as we roll, fa sure! Not too late
of a night and I am sleeping on the lounge, which takes lounge surfing to a new
level, particularly when we are under way! Lars set me up with some great
bedding and after more that 30 hours with no sleep travelling to this spot I
passed out easy.
Woke this morning early and walked
outside to the dock and it was amazing, so still and peaceful as the first light
of the sun peaked its rays over the boat and danced on the water, truly
beautiful and the day was away! Mike did a great breakfast in his style and I
stirred the porridge for him!!
The four crew, Mike, Cabral, Hernan and
myself walked up the hill by the docks and jumped on a little bus heading
downtown for the final shopping before departure. The bus was full of happy
locals and there was some very cool South American music playing as we motored
along to our destination, the view of the Andes over the water was
sensational. Lars stayed behind while we shopped and set up and played
with his new aerial and other bits of his boat! We conquered the market place
and returned in a taxi that bottomed out a few times with the weight of the four
of us, plus driver and all the food we scored, we just scraped home!!.
Food squared away and Hernan went at throwing a lunch together while I sat
outside and drank beer in the sun listening to Pink Floyd .. yes life has gone
to shit for me!
Right now Lars and the boys are off in
our dinghy delivering a message to another boat saying goodbye, pink floyd is
still playing while I sit here alone typing. Tonight is all of us out to a local
restuarant for the final Supper and tomorrow we sail into the Pacific and the
unknown.
Sails are coming up
Skyping from the office
Another flag going up.
Shopping
Clearing out.
Grey Pearl awaiting her
crew.
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