Goodies From Australia

The photo shows all of the goodies that Brenda brought from Australia. It is a daunting view of the amount of space and weight that burdened Brenda during her journey, and I certainly appreciate her effort.

Working from the front my new Fujifilm Finepix S1500 camera is at the left, along with its cables, batteries, lens cleaning pads and CD. (Thanks for picking it Stephen.) That square paper with the blue fringe is the label from Yacht Grot's 2009 wine. ("Still potent enough to stun the crays before you throw them in the pot, it is exceptional value & has a multitude of uses on board any seagoing vessel. Should you choose to drink the wine ....") On the right is a set of movies that Stephen sent. (Thanks Stephen!)

Further back is a container with 1.25 and 1.50 strength glasses for better long distance vision. To the left are two jars ov Vegemite and a bottle of Shiraz from Chris and Jim's Condingup Vinyard near Esperance. (Thank you C & J.) Then there are the two cabin vents that Brenda brought from Yacht Grot, where they cost the equivalent of $43 USD (Thanks for the special pricing Trevor and Roger.) whereas here in La Paz they wanted to charge $65 USD each.

To the right of the vents are two waterproof bags and at the back are a high quality Aussie courtesy flag to eventually replace my present one which is having a hard life in the La Paz environment (Thanks again Stephen.) on top of various shopping bags, two which are insulated and will be very useful for carrying groceries in the La Paz heat.

Last but definitely not least is the storm jib that Victor sent from his boat Chiquita. It will be great carrying one of Chiquita's sails and I have no doubt that it will make Pachuca safer and more comfortable when sailing and hove to in very heavy weather. I am looking forward to using it in combination with the storm trysail. (Thanks heaps Victor!)