Its Raining !

Its raining here at the Whitt Sundays , We have moved to Shute Harbour to weather out the N/W storm . the rain is pouring down on the boat . We are in her locked up safe and tight till then. Now can you imagine being in a 38 ft sailboat and stuck there for 4 days with NO tv?? just books , and the radio and the squaking budgie lol.

Hopfully it will not be a long rain and we can get on dry land soon . This time is when i read the Good Book and take time to meditate on what God is speaking to my heart about .

Life on the sea is more than just the scenery its the experience , the people you meet , and i have met some quite interesting people in Australia , from the backpackers that come to the Whitt Sundays to travel some from Germany , France even Malaysia . Some come on foot  and sail with charters on a sailboat , others will come in caravans and drive from the mainlands . Its a amazing place a mix of so many cultures here but not like America where you see the strife and stress . There is a big difference between the USA and here .

Well off to read the Good Book
hehe reminds me of the days when i would visit my gramma and there she would be on the rocking chair with the Bible in her hands and it was always a new discussion in scriptures . She had the mind of a steel trap and never forget a thing ! but was always there for us grandkids when we had a question about the Lord .
and she loved the Rain lol would open up that big house and let the fresh air come in , of course Grandpa B would fuss about it , but she always had her way with him lol . so when you i see the rain it reminds me of the times God will send the rain for a reason , not just to quench  dry Australia and its life on the sands and seas
but to quench our thirst for HIM HE is the rain ;)

God bless
Yankee Gurl 

saling days are never the same type twice !

hey its me the new ozzie in training lol here is a pic of rob and i sailing in perfect weather
although the swells were 1.7 meters and knotts were 15-20 knotts
it was a amazing day we were gybing with the wind and it was like the swells where the surf and trax was our surfboard . they came from the side heeling her over normally and the wind would just push her along
we were going almost 8 knotts !

these are the good sailing days , when shes in the wind
and the waves just work in harmony to her as we were headed north to
Erlie Beach
We even got to get some rest for a change lol
usually you cant do that with her knocking you side to side
or riding the breaking beam jmping like a bucking bronco .
im starting to relax to sailing at night , at first i was freaked out by it
i could not see 2 feet in front of my face , and we was suppose to trust this stinking navigator ?
ray marine  lol Well God is always my Captian , and rob is the skipper
im just one of the apostles that freaks when the waves look like they will eat you crying out "save me Lord "

You learn to not use fear when sailing , it makes it worse and you cant think properly .
So i watch rob when he sails and so far im getting pretty good at steering her into the wind as he hoists the sails !

Still given a choice i would rather have a catamaran they are less rolly
and more comfortable a ride
and have more room
but who has 300,000 doallars to spend
on one ?
We see alot of older couples sailing , amazing ! they are in their 50s 60 and even 70s
living in their cats ( catamarans ) lol
we are just young whipper snappers to them :P
All in all its a wonderful life on the sea
who can say they have dolphins out there back door that come visit and ride the bow
to say hello
Happy Sailing