If I seem to have been absent for a while I do have an excuse and a pretty good one at that. Last week I went to Australia on a combo work and vacation trip to the land of my birth. (yes I am an Aussie, born in Adelaide, SA). While down under I participated with Jed Elderkin of EMarine Australia in the Sanctuary Cove boat show where I met some wonderful owners and new potential buyers for Back Cove boats. I have to say that I really enjoy the Aussie lifestyle and the general attitudes which seem somewhat more laid back than ours. Maybe it’s just that they are talking about boats when I am conversing with them.
After my tour of duty at the show I went to Adelaide to visit with relatives and while there caught up with Malcolm and Liz Prince, owners of Back Cove 33 Investigator. They keep their boat in Adelaide and use it to travel back and forth to their vacation home on Kangaroo Island. Check it out on a map. The crossing can be ugly at times but Investigator manages it well.
After our time in Adelaide we traveled to Canberra and then to Sydney where we were treated to a Back Cove 33 tour of the Northern reaches of Sydney Harbour courtesy of owner Jeremy Sutcliffe. Jeremy has created some very special features in the cockpit of his 33 which I will cover in a future post.
So thanks to all of my mates, new and old, for a great time in Oz. It was really fun.
