Day 169 Fame

In the morning we did some standard boat projects - Mark foraged unsuccessfully for a new nut to hold on the propeller (the old one is still there but badly corroded) while I dropped off the laundry, paid the check in fees to the three government agencies and refilled the propane tanks. These little necessary chores always take half the day.
This sounds a bit boring but most of the time I spent in a taxi with Dave, Linda and Isaac from Paddy West. I had met them briefly before but not had a chance to really talk to them. I find it interesting to listen to people's stories about how the got into sailing, what they did before and what are their plans for the future. I have not found a yachtie who has a dull life. Dave was a helicopter pilot flying "heavy lift" choppers for lumber operations and fire fighting. They lived in Australia, Korea, Sardinia and Zimbabwe and since they have been here at the anchorage, he received an e-mail offering him a job in Fiji. Like I say, nothing dull here.
After chores were done, I spent some time on the Internet catching up on e-mail and posting the blog and the newest pictures.
I received an e-mail today from Latitude 38, the sailing magazine, saying that they had published some of the photos I sent them on their electronic webmagazine. Check it out at http://www.latitude38.com/LectronicLat/2007/0807/Aug24/Aug24.html. Note this is probably not a live link so you will have to cut and past it into your browser navigation window.
There is also a paper version of Latitude 38 that can be found in any local marina or boating store (like West Marine) so keep an eye out and let me know if we are in print.