Hughes
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Subject:
New
Zealander, Lee Hughes, is in Ottawa and all set to
reactivate Frank Dye's Wanderer
----- Original Message ----- From: lhughes@ihug.co.nz To: cathieh@actrix.co.nz ; ...; uncle-al@cogeco.ca Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 10:54 AM Subject: Cowboy News 5 and Sailing News 1 Hi folks, Well,
I'm in Canada, just outside of Ottawa staying with
Brian McCleery (a Canadian Wayfarer sailor and
friend of Frank Dye). He and Doris have fed and
housed me and driven me round and helped me sort out
all the technicalities of getting my boat Wanderer
into the US. That's why this is coming to you
from his PC. The trip out here on the Greyhound was
about what you'd expect - crying babies, junk food,
humping bags from bus to bus, etc. Still, not bad
for only $89. The weather here is very cold when it
blows but mildish at other times. Wanderer and me in the barn in Canada I built
a shipping cradle yesterday for Wanderer and
if all goes as planned, I'll load her onto a U-Haul
truck tomorrow and then drive across the border and
into the US on Friday morning - assuming the US lets
me back in. You hear horror stories all the time
about people not getting in or getting in and
Then
I'll head down to Fort Lauderdale and should be
there on Monday. The boat looks great - just as I
expected and apart from a few small items, I have
all I need for the trip except a little motor. I'll
get that in Florida. I should be in the water
sometime next week and sailing south for a few days
towards Not much other news except that according to the NZ Herald website, Auckland won the NPC trophy this year and my Canterbury girlfriend saw fit not to mention this in any of her 200 emails since it happened. There'll be ructions over that, I can tell you. (And this, folks, tells you all you need to know about Canterbury rugby fans.) Auckland, Auckland, Auuuuuuck-laaaaand!!! Toodle oo, Lee |