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Archive for April, 2012
Happy Easter
Happy Easter one and all. I am in Mill Valley having been for a great run and this afternoon will meet up with my friends to hike amoungst the redwoods at Muir Woods. I talked to my nieces and newphew who were high on chocolate and delighted in telling me about breaking their eggs I had left for them and eating them all up!
I thought I would put some links up of interesting news bits…
This is an article about BAS and the 25% funding cut
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/exclusive-british-polar-research-in-crisis-7627014.html
Also an article about Bay Area sailors in the Virgin Islands by Paul a local journalist here in the bay. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2012%2F04%2F07%2FDD0I1NVFOK.DTL
Those in the US with Discovery Channel make sure you want Frozen Planet tonight at 8pm it has lots of great footage of my home south.
Home sweet home
I got home on Tuesday and it has been several days of moving boxes, doing chores and two dinner parties so far. The weekend seems to be set to be more boxes a birthday party and hopefully some hiking to take advantage of the beautiful weather we are having.
I am definantly going to head to Muir Woods to breath in the smell and listen to the quiet amoungst the redwood trees. Have a great Easter weekend everyone.
Close but no cigar
So I flew on Cape Air from St Thomas to Puerto Rico in a Cessna which is always great fun. Then went to transfer to Houston and the flight was delayed so I would miss my connection onto SF. They asked for a volunteer as the delayed flight was over sold and offered flight vouchers, dinner and a hotel.
So here I am in Puerto Rico with a very dismal view of the airport roofs in a room with no character but at least I have a voucher and a first class ticket tomorrow to New York and then onto SF tomorrow.
What you can get at the airport for $40! Time to watch some news and maybe use the gym.
Coming home to SF
In less than 16 hours I will be on my flight home to San Francisco for the first time in over a year and half. Very much looking forward to it. I will have to re learn how to drive my truck and get myself set up in my new place in Mill Valley looking over the square. Looking forward to my first bay area race on the 14th April on Rhum Boogie to the Farlonnes. Today for the first time I finished a regatta and someone else took care of the boat. Hannah and Sean left the dock for Antigua a few hours ago and I get to fly directly home. The repair to the boat was complete but it will need to be finished off in Charleston – respray of awlgrip.
Today 40 Degrees didn’t go out racing as the crew wanted a day by the pool so Hannah and I went sailing on a 63 foot racing/cruising trimeran called Paradox.
Both of us got to helm and it was a great trip around the islands effortlessly moving at 12 knots upwind. Cam Lewis the famous trimeran sailor was the navigator, there were 4 french sailors, a british guy called Sam and the owner who is from the Bay Area.