Wednesday 3rd November
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| Beautiful bark on a beautiful tree in Launceston (snow gum??) |
We managed to
squeeze in dinner with Steve Mason on Sunday night. Amazing logistics: he was in Launceston while
we were in Hobart; we were in Launceston when he was in Hobart; he was flying
back to Flinders Island from Launceston on Monday afternoon after a swift
weekend in Richmond…We did so well to get a few hours with him with all of us in the one place!
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| Steve |
Steve is a distant
cousin of Pete’s, and a reasonably regular, and very welcome, crew member on
2XS. He sailed with us to New Caledonia
in 2011, and was, along with most of us on board, very seasick. He, Nick and I passed the bucket dismally from
one to the other ands we swapped shifts… But he didn’t complain, and pulled his
weight, and we loved having him.
A year or so later
he came to help out on the trip from Sydney to Melbourne, while I went home to
welcome a new baby (Rose, now 2½).
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| Rose |
Poor
Steve… It was dismal, squally weather and they had to turn back into Eden at
one stage. Steve’s bed was soaking wet
and…he was horribly seasick. I am amazed
he still speaks to us, and stays interested in the adventures of 2XS…
Another auspicious birthday today – Pete Harmsen was
55 yesterday and his beautiful bride of many years is 50 today! Happy birthday dear Andrea…we all love having
you in our family.
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| Andrea |
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