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Sailing from Newcastle to Geelong Day 1

dolphins became our frequent visitors.  Diving out of the water and playing under the bow.  Our first pod met us as we left Newcastle Harbour, suddenly appearing out of no-were and joining us for 20 minutes.  Every day all the way down the coast we were privileged to meet at least two pods, they always brought a smile and excitement to the boat.  

Horsing around in Wanaka

Riding the horses you can see the very start of spring, up close the wild fruit trees have buds just 
waiting to burst into flower, the creeks are starting to swell and the wild rose bushes are budding.  

Accidental red run

We headed back to base, I found the amazing Akadio and advised her that I wanted to be skiing advanced runs upright within the hour.  She smiled politely and then I tripped over getting into the line for the lift…. 

Singing toilets in Wanaka

I duck into the public loo, one of those self cleaning metal cubes that make me slightly nervous that the door is going to open halfway through my business.  I press the open for button and am advised that I have 10 minutes to finish my business before the door opens…. then music starts playing.

The beautiful face of Phuket

Lying flat on the kayak and pulling ourselves along with our hands, we can slid through the cave system to emerge into the bright lagoon

Let the negotiations begin

The negotiation phase in our case has been going on for the last six months, subtle planting of suggestions and ideas of what we would like the future to hold.