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#58 Imagination


The phone rang recently. It was our 5 year old grand daughter Anna who politely asked to speak to Mimi. Debbie took the phone and Anna blurted tearfully “Mimi, mommy says my imagination has gone wild.  What should I doooo?”   Debbie consoled “Anna, there is nothing wrong with your imagination.  What she said is just a figure of speech.  It’s OK to use your mind to imagine things. Anna was quickly calmed, but it got me thinking as I looked out the window. Never in my wildest dreams would I have…

#58 Imagination

The phone rang recently.  It was our 5 year old grand daughter Anna who politely asked to speak to Mimi.  Debbie took the phone and Anna blurted tearfully “Mimi, mommy says my imagination has gone wild.  What should I doooo?”  …

#58 Imagination

The phone rang recently. It was our 5 year old grand daughter Anna who politely asked to speak to Mimi. Debbie took the phone and Anna blurted tearfully “Mimi, mommy says my imagination has gone wild.  What should I doooo?”   Debbie cons…

Fianl days in New Caledonia

We definitely needed a few days in port. One to get some business done and two to restock the galley. We washed all of the salt grime off of the boat. Yes, we know it will get dirty again. Compare this action to washing your car in winter, it just has …

Anchoring Practise

Finally, we imagine that the winds have died down, at least our weather program indicates that they should only be about 12 to 15 knots (normal trade wind speeds). Regardless, we have done all that we can in Prony Bay and need to move on. Our choice de…

Isle of Pines

We wake up to find that we are anchored in what seems like the middle of a huge body of water. We are in the west arm of Rade du Norde an arm of Prony Bay. Who cares? We had a nice calm sleep with no visitors.Our destination today is Isle of Pines, one…

Sunset Bay’s Halloween Night Party

Seems like everyone had a great time. The food was great, plenty to drink, and everyone showed off their Halloween rags. Rusty was our, “Monster of Ceremonies” and did a great job. And it sure looks like Mel enjoyed herself.She won the Murder…

Exploring New Cal’s South Lagoon

We've met a very nice couple from Australia, Norbert and Sharon, their boat Cadeau is docked behind ours. They have been a fountain of information for us with regard to Noumea and for our upcoming trip to Australia. They walk everywhere! (We are ge…

Next Stop-Grand Cayman Islands

We have a weather window and will depart Panama at 5pm today. Glenn Trumbower (USN Retired) says that we should leave today based on his weather analysis and we are ready. (A special thank you to Glenn for his weather analysis and provi…

CRUISING SOUTH TOWARDS BODRUM

Just before Chris arrived we had a cold spell with temps down to about 15d, and as we cruised south from Sigacik we encountered a classic cold front with low cloud, lightning, thunder and squally showers. Since then it’s warmed up again into the low …