Day 35, Year 6 Eating–Definitely Over-rated
Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010
Weather: Partly Sunny, Winds from the SW
Location: Tuzi Gazi Marina, Richards Bay, South Africa
Windbird is filling up with canned and bottled food for the up-coming Atlantic crossing. This time we are stocking up for only six months, but even that is quite a chore. Shopping is only half of the job, however. The real work begins when we get all of the bags hauled from the parking lot, down the dock, and onto Windbird. Putting everything away is the tough job. So after shopping all morning and packing things away all afternoon, we are still surrounded by dozens of cans and bottles that still need to find a home. I’ve decided that eating is definitely over-rated. There must be a better way to spend all this time and money!
We are now desperate to see all of the photos we took in Kruger, but we have not had one minute to even take a peek. We have, however, taken the time to have wonderful conversations with our children and grandchildren. We’ve talked to Justin, Jo, and Ziggy twice and we talked to Jed yesterday, and then the whole Goldstone crew-Jed, Heather, Sam, and Jonah–today. The internet connection here is fantastic so Skype video calls are once again a staple in our diet. Yesterday we got to watch Ziggy eat breakfast and today Sam and Jonah did a musical performance for us with Sam playing violin and Jonah dancing. We are making plans to all meet in St. Martin in the Caribbean in April. St. Martin was our first port-of-call after leaving the US, so it will be the closure of Windbird’s circumnavigation and a family reunion after more than a year-and-half without seeing each other. But first things first. For now we have to put all our energy into focusing on getting around the Cape of Good Hope safely. We’d love to be in Cape Town for Christmas, but at this point that looks like wishful thinking. We’ll be ready to leave here next week and then just watch that weather for a good window to head south.
