What did I say?

Did I actually say that the rain had stopped? Well, it did - but just for a few days while we were tied up elsewhere, then for a couple of hours when we visited Sokari. Although we had intended spending a week onboard the rain drove us crazy and we returned home after only two days. The rain is certainly good for the country but we're not appreciating it while we're paying hardstand fees but not getting any work done.

I will be really relieved when it finally dries up, we can get work done and have her back in the water where she belongs. It never feels quite right being onboard without the gentle movement of the water. Oh well - good things come to he (or she) who waits!

The rain has finally stopped

It seems as though it has been raining forever here in the north. But finally it has stopped and we have seen the sun a lot for the last week or so. With the drier weather we can soon get into some little jobs on Sokari. She is sitting happily on the hard and very shortly we will go back down to her, do a bit of sanding, give her a repaint, new signage - it's always a shame to have to remove the signwriting which is all still looking really good - but to do a proper repaint it has to come off. After being hit a few times by dragging boats in Trinity Inlet it will be nice to get rid of the scratches and have her looking fresh and shiny again. The antifoul needed to be redone a little while ago and the cans are all sitting there just awaiting our willing hands.

I have certainly missed Sokari while we've been working on the house and it is always wonderful to get back onboard, although I know on the hard I'm going to miss being rocked to sleep every night. But before long we will once again be back on our mooring in Cairns and I will be able to sit in the cockpit, wine in hand and watch the migrating yachts arriving and leaving. Watching them leave is always the hardest as we both want to be on the move too. I don't think John will need much prompting to lock up the house and head north so maybe, if she doesn't sell soon that is just what we will do. I am going to really hate not having her when she does sell. What a life she has given us! What adventures we have had with her! What wonderful sights we have seen from her decks! The countries we have visited - the people we have met - the cultures we have learned about .....What on earth are we doing selling her?