Here is an update from Steve Darden, now cruising on Adagio: Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2001 00:59:50 -0000 To: moana@xsw.com From: ZCFC5@sailmail.com Subject: Hello from Brisbane! Dear Charles, TC & JJ, Is Boojum wet yet? Sure hope so, and that you have already enjoyed some NZ cruising! And don't forget we are still hoping the Vollums will be joining us for some cruising RSN. Brisbane is great - we didn't realize how cosmopolitan the city is. We don't much care for having Adagio in a marina, but for another couple of weeks she will have to stay "in jail" to facilitate a few bits of trades work. I just returned from a Xmas visit to Tiburon and Dallas, and am mighty happy to be HOME again! Once Dorothy returns from her grandmother duty (helping our daughter with 3-month old Sarah, 2nd grandkid) we'll be sailing for Sydney. We won't try for Tasmania this season as we are too late. So we are thinking to enjoy the Great Barrier Reef this winter, Tasie next summer, then happily back to New Caledonia the following winter. We REALLY enjoyed our too-short cruise in New Caledonia. We are telling everyone we know of the wonders of Ilse des Pins, and can't wait to return - we'll circumnavigate New Caledonia next time. I have updated our website with photos from New Caledonia. Still have to find some time to write a bit of a cruising report. There are even some Koala pics for JJ there - see http://www.adagiomarine.com PS - if you are in reach of real-email, would you mind forwarding my note to TWL, so folks know of new website? On my US trip I discovered that our previous website had fallen prey to the dot.com collapse. It was GONE! So I decided it was time to get control of our domain, which is redirected to free Apple iTools serving. Which by my casual tests over DSL looks to be pretty quick, and the price is right <g>. All the best, Steve s/v Adagio Brisbane ================================================== Do not push the "reply" button to respond to this message if this will include the text of the original message in your response. Messages are sent over a very low-speed radio link. The most concise way to reply is not to use your reply button, but instead to send a NEW message to: ZCFC5@sailmail.com If you DO use your reply button, be sure to delete the original message text and these instructions from your reply. Replies should not contain attachments and should be less than 5 kBytes (2 text pages) in length. This email was delivered by an HF private coast station in the Maritime Mobile Radio Service, operated by the SailMail Association, a non-profit association of yacht owners. For more information on this service or on the SailMail Association, please see the web site at: http://www.sailmail.com ---------------------- Charles Vollum mailto:moana@xsw.com http://www.xsw.com/boojum 25' trailerable all-ocean power boat