Sunny Ecuador and a boat!
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Salinas,
Ecuador
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
We evuntually got in to Guayaquil in Ecuador and arrived at the boat after about 18 hours travel in total! We were knackered! I am out here with Dad and Georg, who is coming on the Pacific trip and has come out early to get the boat ready.
The boat doesn't look too bad after being left for 2 years, but we do have a fair bit to do before we can leave so we have a month to gt everything ready before setting off to the Galapagos - can't wait!
The weather is great: its the middl of January and we're walking around in shorts and t-shirts in 26 deg sun!
We can't wait to get the boat in the water. Because we have to paint the hull, sort something with the propeller and fit a watermaker, the boat will be out of the water for 2 weeks which means no toilets and no working fridge as the compressor for the fridge works off the engine - which cannot be run unless we're in the water. So the next 2 weeks are going to be a pain, but once the boat is in we'll be able to sail ever day!
Missing you all
xxx
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You lucky, lucky...
Ecuador sounds fantastic - I'm glad the boat's not in too bad nick, and even if you've got two weeks' work ahead it doesn't sound all that bad to me considering the weather you've got to 'put up' with!
Sorry I didn't get round to emailing or calling before you left, or see you at graduation - hope you had a really great christmas/new year, and I look forward to hearing about your adventures!
Jess
It's all happening!!!
Hey mate, so glad you got there safely! Bet you can't wait to get in the water!!!!! Good luck fixing the boat up and I look forward to the next installment!!
Have heaps of fun! Helen xx
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Hello.
Hi Tom it's Ian
Glad to see you arrived safe. Looking cool on the bow there. Look forward to hearing more from you soon.
Ahhh..Dr Cresswell I presume
Heya Tom, Jake from steds here. Good to see you made it out there safely, didnt get abducted by south american rebels intent on holding a westerner hostage in demand for increased research into the correlation between 3-toed sloths and daytime tv presenters.
Hope the boat tweaking goes well, looking forward to the next installment!
Anna will be dropping our little one anytime soon, will let you know how it goes.
hi from ur lil sis
hiya glad to here ur all well cant wait to see u in the summer. need some more pics of u all!! cant believe u shaved ur head!! it looks nice though. give my love to dad and tell him im missing him already. sitting in child development bored and frezzing!!!!!!!! wish i cud wear shorts!!!!!! love u all loads and loads love Grace xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Intrepid travellers at large!
Missing you already. Hope the lack of loos aren't proving too much of a problem. Keep those pictures coming. Loads of love, mum, Eamon, Jack. XXX P.S. Barry is pining!!!