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The Anchorage, Part 3
- Thread starter Lorraine
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I have many hours to go!
It's only 7:43 am New Year's Eve.
It's only 7:43 am New Year's Eve.
Early morning in Australia on the 1/1/2016...I managed to stay awake until 12pm. Couldn't have gotten to sleep anyway as someone close by was letting of some very noisy fireworks. By close I mean in the next street. Sounded like a gun going off. Given we had a total fireban yesterday and in Melbourne we're not supposed to use fireworks without a licence it was a bit concern as close to where we are is a grassland all it would take would be a single spark in the wrong spot...sorry tired, grumpy and full of sinus this morning.
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
Hi everyone and welcome to 2016! Or welcome to it when it gets to you 
Pommie, that is strange weather indeed! Tshirts in winter, good grief!
Oh Pen, I am sorry to hear you aren't feeling the best! No fair
I slept through all the fireworks and celebrations going on around my aunty's place...fell asleep at 9pm, was woken by NY wishes from my daughter in Bali, back to sleep till 10am! I was one very knackered person obviously. It's now 1.30 in the arvo, raining blowing, and a power cut...someone has probably taken out a power pole in the wet weather; no one seems to slow down and the roads will be so slippery after the dry weather. My aunt went to make some scones and, bother, no power! We were going to watch 'the Woman in Gold', will do so later.
The weather and power cut hasn't stopped me having a good time but, with all of us catching up and sharing a lot of laughs. My cousin brought me some salmon and avo sushi with made a yum lunch. I have followed that up with more chokkies.
New Year
to you all 
Pommie, that is strange weather indeed! Tshirts in winter, good grief!
Oh Pen, I am sorry to hear you aren't feeling the best! No fair
I slept through all the fireworks and celebrations going on around my aunty's place...fell asleep at 9pm, was woken by NY wishes from my daughter in Bali, back to sleep till 10am! I was one very knackered person obviously. It's now 1.30 in the arvo, raining blowing, and a power cut...someone has probably taken out a power pole in the wet weather; no one seems to slow down and the roads will be so slippery after the dry weather. My aunt went to make some scones and, bother, no power! We were going to watch 'the Woman in Gold', will do so later.
The weather and power cut hasn't stopped me having a good time but, with all of us catching up and sharing a lot of laughs. My cousin brought me some salmon and avo sushi with made a yum lunch. I have followed that up with more chokkies.
New Year
to you all 
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
I have an announcement to make, drumroll please! The good ship 'Sans Souci' turned 100 years old today! I should be home on her, drinking champagne and toasting to her remarkable longevity...really, she deserves a telegram from the Queen. Party time when I get back to Opua!
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
Thanks, Pen. Yep, built in Dunedin by Miller and Tunnage and launched as the fishing vessel 'Alert' in 1916, changed her name to 'Freda Pal', then to 'Sans Souci' when she was converted to a pleasure boat (as they were then called) in 1932. I feel privileged to have been her owner for the last nearly 20 years (in May). She has done me proud and doesn't owe me a penny
Went looking to see if I could find any older pics and found this site waitematawoodys.com #1 for classic wooden boat stories, info, advice & news
Thought you might be interested...
Thought you might be interested...
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
What a great website! No Sans Souci on it, that will need to be rectified on my return home. I've got some older photos of Souc at home and when I get back I'll digitise and post them. I've nothing unfortunately of her whilst still a fishing boat, that would be pretty cool.
Found another one...if you scroll down(you may need to click on the show more a couple of times) there is one in the middle called alert Classic Launches Game Fishing Boats New Zealand
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
How cool! So many boats on that page are Opua boats, three of them near neighbours. The Alert wasn't my boat...what a shame she's been stuck on a cradle like that, it kills boats being out of the water for any long length of time. Well I do have some work to do when I get back...get my boat on these websites for the world to see.