Oct 2014 archive

Five weeks to go…..

On the Twelfth day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me…… 51 rolls of toiletpaper, 14 tubes of toothpaste, 12 litres of shampoo, 12 litres of conditioner, 3 bottles Milton, 6 kg washing powder, 504 paper handkerchiefs, 110 refuse bags, 10 dishwashing cloths, 5 rolls of cotton, 40 hairpins, 4 liters  of dishwashing liquid …and …

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Hair raising story

On our yacht we have 5 females. Females are different to males. They have hair issues. Here are the  important factors to consider when sailing with hair: Fresh water is very limited. The air is very humid. Curly hair easily become dreadlocks. When sailing, there is a lot of wind. No wind, no sailing. Swimming …

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Why are we doing this?

It is all the fault of my MOTHER-IN-LAW!!!! She was born with this “thing” in her system. A little, but far reaching gene called “The Travel Bug”! It so happens that out of her four sons I just had to choose the one on whom she bestowed this gene in it’s entirety. All of her …

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One Month and 17 days……

WOW! Things are really becoming very hectic, very soon. We have just come back from Cape Town where we spend the last – yes, THE LAST, time on our boat before we go down for the final sail. We are determined to set sail during the first week in December. However, Charles – our do-everything man …

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Afrikaans

Aan al ons Afrikaanse Vriende en Familie: Ons dink en leef en raak verdrietig in Afrikaans. Dus sou dit gepas gewees het om ons “Blog” in Afrikaans te bedryf, MAAAR…… Nou het ons soveel goeie pêlle en dierbare vriende en selfs familie wat nie ‘n woord Afrikaans verstaan nie! Dit beteken dat die hoofdeel van …

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