We've been in Knysna for the last week doing all sorts of jobs and getting all ready for our haul out which should be happening either today or tomorrow. All going well but got the fright of our lives when my goggle account (GMAIL) got canceled meaning our email, webalbum, blog got all disabled as well!!! We totally freaked as this is like our diary! I emailed them and got it all sorted, they even SMSed me with a verification code, I was impressed on how quickly they got it all back but not impressed with their total disregard at simply cancelling it out rather than emailing the person first... I am now thinking about different ways of publishing my blog so we don't pass through this again.
Back to what we are here for...: The sail from Cape St Francis to Knysna was quite uneventful for the boys, apart from a plan that decided to do a fly over at mast height to wave to the crew!!! Russ Terry, Jannie and Break (our boat keeper while away in NZ) onboard. He needed all the extra eyes as they has heavy fog as they approached Knysna. It was mostly a motor trip as the wind totally died. We were shocked at how wrong the weather forecast was. Anyhow, better no wind than too much or from the totally wrong direction! They had fun, Moonwalker got into the lovely Knysna Lagoon without problems and we are happily enjoying the lovely town and hospitable yacht club.
Brisa is loving living onboard and all the dinghy trips ashore. She enjoys crawling around the yacht club and up strangers legs while mum and dad have a beer! She is loud and manages to take loads of space eventhough she is only 70cm! Everyone gives her as much space as she wants and she is melting some old crusty and salty sea dogs' hearts around!!! They don't even complain or look annoyed with her endless delighted screams around the bar. She is already having driving lessons on the dinghy by the way.
Other good news is that Brisa and I will fly to Brazil! Jannie will sail with Russell to Brazil and I am hoping he will allow Cristina to fly and join me on their arrival there. I am feeling a bit torn apart I confess. It was very strange seeing Moonwalker sail down the coast without me on board but I am not ready for such a long crossing with Brisa. I am sure it would be just fine but why take the chance now? So I am giving my nerves this chance to relax and slowly we will build up my confidence in myself and on Brisa. We will sail to Cape Town from Knysna though! It should be a 3 day sail at the most and we have quite a few hiding spots with the South Westerlies come strong.
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| Moonwalker sailing in the background without the first mate! |
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| Brisa's first outboard driving lesson... we all got dizzy from going around in circles... |
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| From left: Terry (boat builder in Cape St Francis), Jannie (Cristina's husband and Russ' crew to Brazil) & Break (our boat keeper and Russ' colleague at Cape St Francis Resort) |
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| A friendly but a bit scary visit from the skies while Moonwalker sailed along the coast! |
All going well Russ should be ready to sail in the next 2-3 weeks. Will keep you all posted
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