very days for the last 3 weeks) Autumn has arrived in the Marina. Within the Marina all the flotilla boats have been put to bed and the busiest place is in the yard. Lots of boat owners are doing all those little jobs before the weather really changes and they feel more like spending time in the pubs.
The flamingoes have arrived from wherever they have spent the summer along with the pelicans, herons and cranes. It amazes me the variety of bird life around this island.
Autumn was also celebrated with a pontoon party, where all the new comers had an opportunity to meet each other and those of us who have been here one or more winters.
We're busy everyday on Summertime and work is visually leaping ahead now after seemingly many hours of work that is covered up. I'll be putting a link to the Summertime slide show at the end of each of the entries from now on if for anyone interested in seeing what we're up to when we're working.
Today (Sunday) we had race practice on the J24, the boat we'll be crewing on for the winter series. We're a United Nations boat, 2 brits, me the Kiwi and 2 Swedes. Our first race is round the island next weekend, which could turn out to be a rather cold as it will take us a minimum of 12 hours to complete and probably longer. The boat has NO toilet, NO sleeping room and NO means of heating water or food - watch this space to see how we managed to survive the ordeal!!
Monday is the start of the Marina radio net which I've volunteered to do once a week. it helps keep everyone abreast of whats going on in the social scene in the Marina. So with my keep fit and daily cycle rides around the lagoon I'm having a busy time.
Pictures of autumn in the Marina here
Pictures of the Summertime refit here there are a lot of pictures in this slideshow now and it takes a while to load so you'll have to be patient :-)
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