Christmas in Thailand

Long time I know... but we made it to Thailand in grand style - sailing at over 8 knots peaking at 10.2 knots - covering the entire boat in a nice crust of salt. For the first time Russ didn't mind the salt and enjoyed the sail. It wasn't very pleasant as it was mostly up wind and with a short chop but still... anything that makes the captain smile is good I guess. Thailand is a very different place during the NE Moonson, we totally missed it when we arrived here last march so didn't have an idea of the pleasure it is. Constant breeze & lovely temperatures, now we know what the fuss was about!

We had Christmas in Nai Harn in company of some friends from other boats. We had a meal onboard of Moonwlaker then had a dance ashore then back to the boat for dessert and presies! Santa Klaus brought a nice mini dvd player with a 7 inch screen that we can charge on 12 volt saving us some power... life onboard... a bit of a squeeze to watch movies but still...

Now we are in Ko Lanta for New Years to escape the crowds (that are not too bad thanks to the invasion/protest of the airport in Bangkok and the world crisis) and will hang around this area for a wee while.

Cheers to 2009. BRING IT ON!

Rebak Marina

We've been hanging out at Rebak Marina for the last week. Me, doing good business with my bikinis and practising Pilates with the cruisers, and Russ working hard on Fred's hard top.

It's been a productive week, I have scraped all the old glue from behind the cushions in the cockpit and repainted it all white, next job will be to choose a nice new cover for the cushions. We are slowly re-varnishing all the wooden edges inside the hulls so Moonwalker will be ship shape very soon. Have installed the new windlass (GREAT!) too.

Found this boat with which had Freya's name (Russ' niece) and the boat was from Holland (which happens to be Freya's surname), hence the name on the boom: "Freya Holland"! Had to take a photo and show you guys!