I think Elephantitis is what happens when you overdose on a pachyderm. To say we’re a little tired would be an understatement, but the good news is that after a couple of huge weeks we finally feel like we’re making progress! Continue reading “Elephantitis”
By now you’re all probably sick and tired of hearing about the progress (or lack of) with the boat jobs, so I thought I’d try and stick my head out of the boat and paint a picture of what life’s like in our little neighbourhood of Spa Creek.
We have to keep reminding ourselves of this advice as we nibble our way through what’s turned out to be a monster project. Especially as we seem to have taken on an elephant that likes to waltz. For every step forward we seem to take one back and a couple sideways. Continue reading “How To Eat An Elephant”
The moral of this tale is never ever assume anything. Ever. (I thought we’d already learnt this lesson, but obviously not well enough). Continue reading “Chain of Fools”
It’s been a week of celebrations here, big and small. The biggest (of course!) was my birthday last Wednesday, which really started on Tuesday evening Australia time, so I got to celebrate for 38 hours! It was very special to hear from both my wonderful boys, Nick and Rob, and to receive so many lovely birthday messages from family and friends, including a skype video call with our Mandurah ‘family’, Chris, Heidi, Kieran and Drina. Modern technology really does help to make us feel as if we’re only just around the corner instead of half way round the world. Continue reading “Independence Day”
There certainly hasn’t been much sittin’ on the dock or wastin’ time since we arrived in Annapolis, but we’re now cosily ensconced on the end of the dock at Petrini’s boatyard in Spa Creek, one of the oldest marinas in town. Continue reading “Dock of the Bay”
