Leaving QuickStar in Pittwater, Australia
It’s hard to believe we have
been back in Canada for almost a month now.
I have been meaning to do my final QuickStar blog of the season, but we
have been in a whirlwind since we’ve arrived back home, and I have been
procrastinating on what might be my final blog posting.
We have left QuickStar in
Pittwater Bay on a mooring ball. It is
being looked after by David Bray Yachts in our absence. We are also thinking about importing our boat
to Australia and selling it, so this could be our last season on QuickStar. We started out in 2007 and had intended on
spending two years cruising. Instead we
have had 7 wonderful seasons, sailing further across the South Pacific. We have made it to our goal destination of
Australia – thanks to my awesome Captain.
Taking the bus to the airport to fly home
Because we are not sure if we
are going to sell QuickStar, the last week aboard was bittersweet. I was driving Peter crazy by saying things
like “this may be the last time I use the power winch”, “this might be our last
dinghy ride”,
“this might be Peter’s last sandwich” (and you all know how he loves his sandwiches)
“this might be our last game
of bridge with a gin and tonic”
“This may be our last dinner”
This might be the last time I'm ever on QuickStar
We arrived home in time to
spend Thanksgiving weekend with Danny, Ashley, Addison and Ty, Kylie &
Taylor and about 20 other great friends and family. It was a very special weekend. During the weekend everyone helped out to put
in an underground water line at the ranch.
You can see why we want to be land-based and closer to the family.
We also spent this past
weekend at Danny and Ashley’s again, and loved seeing the kids in their
Halloween costumes and romping in the first snow of the season. Addy turned three on November 3rd and we were
thrilled to share it with her. Lots of fun with the first snow of the season.
Kylie and Taylor are expecting our next
grandchild on Feb. 15th,
so we are all very excited and making it even harder to want to set sail again.
These last two weeks Peter
and Taylor have spent renovating our rental house in Kamloops. That’s now complete and fully rented, so
Peter has finally come home to Silver Star to join me for the season. He is thrilled to be cheering on the Vancouver Canucks for another season.
So without getting too
maudlin – this could be my last QuickStar Blog.
Thanks for coming along for the ride and sharing in our highs and lows
over the past seven seasons. I will
report in that either we have sold QuickStar or that we will be returning to
spend a season in Australia next Fall. So,
I guess this won’t be my final farewell! (I hate goodbyes)
Have a great winter
season. We will be at Silver Star for
the ski season, with Peter snowplowing and me running my rental accommodation business. If you want to come to our winter wonderland,
check out our website www.silverstarstays.com
Until next time…..Celebrate
life!
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