I left the anchorage off the sailing club two days ago and both days I caught a shark with my fishing line. The first one indirectly cost me the lure as it wrapped the line around itself and chaffed the line through while I pried the lure out of it's mouth. I was sailing and when the lure fell into the water, I failed the MOB test and lost sight of it after two unsuccessful passes.
The second one was larger at 1.5 metres and I had to play game-fisherman for far too long to get the thing to the boat. This one mercifully threw the lure out when I lifted it up.
The weather is ideal with light E-SE in the morning and Northerly sea breezes in the afternoon. I am now coming up to Cape Don and will continue to head east until the E-SE picks up again. So far the forecast gives me two-three days. Working the tides is important here and am now motorsailing at 10knots to get past Cape Don before the tide turns.
Life as a solo sailor is OK, so far. From a safety point of view I live in my inflatable lifejacket/harness, keep the saftey line attached, and pre plan any actions much more than with the family aboard.
Love to hear from... well anybody really!
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Hi Col,
I emailed you earlier on hotmail.
I need to correspond re a job opportunity.
Trust me for not signing my name.
You probably guessed Alex from TAFE
Colin and family ~
Hello!
You all are not selling Reflections! And in fact have done quite a journey on it! I've been following along.
Sounds fantastic, must feel pretty great.........and I imagine, pretty sad to have the girls gone again. Its a pretty intense life you live. The sharks and snakes and crocodiles
sound quite unwelcoming!
I think so much about you all. As it is almost a year exactly since the regatta, it somehow feels so recent. Its been on my mind a lot. I had a dream I met up with everyone (not your family though, I hold you all closer to my heart) I especially remember seeing Trish in my dream.
I wanted to let you know I'm thinking about you and wishing you all well on the adventure of getting reflections home!
I've just returned from a trip out to the Easter U.S. to visit some of our relatives (I really enjoy hearing all about their lives, soo different than mine and my family's in Colorado!)
Now, I've packed up my motorcycle and am headed to my Best friends wedding on the West side side of the country. On my way I visited the Grand Tetons in wyoming (beautiful area and fantastic sweeping turns)
I then headed to Idaho where I had a 10 day wilderness First Aide training for my job (good stuff to know!) and am now honing in on Portland via the Columbia River Gorge (one of my favorite areas in Oregon)
Jeremy is {drumrole}...............with Contessa in Thailand!!! Apparently she is looking pretty good these days and they (Steve (owner) and Jeremy are sailing her to Cambodia for a Visa run. Crazy huh!
Would love to hear from you
Hope all is well and thinking fondly of you all :-)
Laura
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