Wednesday, October 20, 2010

I will Go where YOU send me , from sea to land and beyond

Hi there just been staying at Erlie Beach for now the winds picked back up at we had 2 days of swells of over 30 knotts at times . I didnt even attempt to fix dinner , we opted for soup and bread for the night and went to bed early . The rain poured down all day and into the night . The boat rocked fiercely almost heeling over from the gunnel at times. It is not always pleasent when trying to read or even take a hot shower before bedtime . We did manage to take the dingy to Erlie Beach point and rope her to the jetty and walk in town to get a few books and rob had a ice cream at Mc donalds i had a sorbet' at baskin in robins . It was kinda wet and muggy and rained in patches the whole time making it more humid . Its almost Summer here in Queensland so that means more heat and humidity .Funny how i have family in USA and its October and they are having cool weather and fall and we are Roasting lol . You dont realize how big the world really is untill you fly across the ocean to another continent. We are getting ready to head back to Yeppoon in a few weeks
if all goes well if not sooner. The gear box is still getting repaired at the marina . We could sail back with the Northerlies but there is no chance in that untill mid November and we need to have the motor fixed to help send us back. I used to think having upkeep on a house or even a rental was expensive ! Geesh it insane all the things that go wrong from the toilet to the autofurler acting up when we sail !  Its been almost 7 months since we first set sail to the Whit Sundays it has been more than a vacation to me more like a life adjustment to the ocean ;)  I dont know where GOD will send us next , but He leads and WE follow . We have seen over 3 dozen islands including harbors and inlets from the most beautiful to the plain but all of them have their own beauty and wonder GOD has created them all beautiful in their own way . Amidst the mozzies and the biting march fies we have had to wack with a egg flip and kill by the dozens , there is still the moments that are the most serene like the 15-20 knot winds and sunny weather when sailing ! or the encounter of the Humpback Whales and their babies a sight to behold to anyone that has never seen such a huge mammal . God is so amazing so unspeakable in all his creation .

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