
Hello All,
Thought I'd try to send an email with an update, although the Blog
www.perthworlds.blogspot.com has the most up to date info.
So the routine day here is to wake up, drink coffee, and make the guys lunch so long as they don't have to weigh in. The guys walk, ride bikes or run about 2 miles around the harbour to the boat, depending on how late they are, or again, what their weight is. We go with them or stay here, depending on how devoted we are, or how good the book is that we are reading.
When the guys leave the dock, the good wives/partners that went with them wave them off. Then, when they sail out the harbor to the mouth, I wave bye from the rocks that are 20 feet from our door because I've just been sitting on the rocks at the harbour mouth reading my really good book in the beautiful sunshine (Sun Screen and hat firmly in place.) Once I hoot and holler at them, we girls are free to spend the day as we choose.
Our apartment is very nice. The windows all open out onto the harbour, with a nice porch for drinking coffee, discussing the days sailing strategy, and watching the wind fill in. So yesterday, as we were sitting on our porch drinking coffee, a HUGE dolphin swims past. The water is really clear and clean. There is a guy who fishes for squid every am outside our porch. Andrew tried it, but kept on loosing his bait. Lots to look at over morning coffee.
We had great fun at the horse races a few days ago. As some of you know, I was planning on betting on The Black Pig. He came in 2nd, and I had him to win. O well. After that race, I figured out that in Australia, you could split your bet and bet 1 dollar to win and 1 to show or place, so I started betting that way. Some of you may laugh and say, "You can't win any money betting only $2 a race." Well, you also can't loose much. We had a great day watching the horses, a great buffet lunch, and a ton of fun watching the people. All the women wear hats at the races, and it is definitely a race to see who's hat is more flash. I ended up winning, thank you very much! So as they say here, "Winna's are Grinna's!"
Another day we took the ferry from Freemantle 45 minutes up the Swan River to Perth. Sort of like taking the ferry from San Francisco to Stockton. It was a beautiful ride, and since I had chatted up the driver and crew, they came out and talked with us the whole way up the river and pointed out all sorts of interesting sites on the river bank. Perth is a beautiful city, with lots of Parks, gardens, and cool old buildings and churches. We spent the day there shopping and site seeing, then came home on the Ferry in time to meet the guys at the dock.
About 3:00, we girls end up back at the yacht club to greet our sailors back from the sea. Actually, it is a beautiful sight to see 70 boats all racing to the Yacht Club with their colorful spinnakers up. Then, everyone douses the spinnakers, and plays bumper cars while trying to fit all the boats neatly along the dock. It is 10 minutes of controlled pandimonium. Then cocktails, a sausage sizzle, and an hours worth of dissecting each tack and mark rounding.
Then walk, ride or run back to the apartment, change, and go out to dinner. Fall into bed, and start again the next day! Life is tough!
I am having a great time, but miss you all and the animals. How are Pan and -Ita doing? I know the big dogs are in the kennel for the week, so they are fine, but wanting to come home.
Have a great Thanksgiving! We are trying to find some turkeys to cook, but they are ridiculously small. We have had to settle for 4 8lb turkeys to serve all the American boats!
Keep checking the blog at
http://www.blogger.com/www.perthworlds.blogspot.comSee You all soon.
YLS/F/M
Deb