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We’ve started a Facebook page, I’d tried to do that a couple of years ago but got annoyed at how many emails it dumped into my inbox and spent ages trying to unsubscribe to no avail. But since Yahoo made such a mess of their Yahoo groups system...John's Blog
Three minutes and forty four seconds. Not a lot, you cant do much in that small amount of time. I can type about 100 words, walk a hundred and fifty yards at a gentle pace, paddle around twice that if I am pushing it along, or brew a cup of tea. Today I’m...John's Blog
Its the shortest day of the year today, here in the southern hemisphere anyway. Its calm after the mayhem that yesterdays fast moving winter storm caused, and while there is some light cloud its mostly sunny. The significance of the day though is that ...John's Blog
Camp cruising I love camp cruising, began my cruising career in a then 40 year old open 14 ft sailing dinghy with a damp kapok sleeping bag, a very old and temperamental kerosene stove, two spoons, a can opener and a bucket. We had a tarp which got slung over...John's Blog
A grumble and other things. Just recently over on the jwbuilders yahoo group, there was some discussion about temporary shelters in which to build a boat. There were some good suggestions, and some that don’t apply here in NZ, but one of the things that came up was a...John's Blog
Home again. It’s a long way home from Vancouver to my ship in Auckland, Skytrain in Vancouver (great public transport, quick, quiet and cheap! Well done Vancouver BC) then a flight to San Fran, (very nice airport terminal by the way, so much better than LAX, in future...
