Bundaberg
Farr Gone Blog
Stuart Cannon
Fri 9 Sep 2011 05:28
I'm back on the boat attending to a long list of maintenance and repair chores. Seems like it's the old two steps forward and one back as the jobs have proven time consuming. In general the boat is in great shape but the motor needs servicing and the wiring has to be converted to 240v.
All in the list has outgrown the envelope and I'm not getting too many crossed off. Persistence is everything and I will win but how bout a day of everything running smoothly just so I don't have to be quite so persistent.
A gorgeous woman died the other day who I had never had the honor of meeting. I had enjoyed her comments on Facebook and had gathered from that small source that this was a woman of both intellect and character. Suddenly the news came through that she had died of leukemia. She must have known for a little while but her Facebook posts kept on coming and I got no hint. I may have missed something being at sea and probably did, but it gave me a profound shock that a 40 something mother in the very prime of life could be swept away. It was easy to tell from her confident posts that she was not a woman to be trifled with and yet she was full of love and encouragement. Bec Reed, you humble me and make my problems as nothing. RIP.
I enjoy writing this blog. While I'm sailing especially. It was fun to stand at the wheel thinking about what there was to write about then when the boat was sailing smoothly, rush below and hastily type my thoughts, press send and get back on deck. There was no editing so if I made hideous grammatical or spelling errors please forgive. Of course, since I haven't written for two weeks, people will have stopped reading as I've finished that part of the journey. For me, for now, the journey continues and if no one is reading, well that's just fine as I have a written record.
It was great to see the kids in Melbourne although it seemed like the time was very brief. I am now a single man which means now I can get on with clarity and do some things that excite me. Hell, I may just keep going. It's not all that far around is it? Better get the boat fixed up before any decisions are made. Bundaberg is at the bottom of the Great Barrier Reef and a multitude of islands are spread northwards of here. All ready for investigation. The weather is not proving conducive to cruising though so it's a good time to do the maintenance.
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