R. Tucker Thompson for a good time!

Trip Start Oct 26, 2006
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Trip End Nov 26, 2006


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Saturday, November 25, 2006

We boarded the R. Tucker Thompson at 9:50 this morning. She's a tall, masted ship, which has previously circumnavigated the globe. The crew let us help trim the sails, tie down the ropes, and I bravely climbed the mast. Kim decided against it, probably wisely. Once I got to the top of the mast, I realized that was the easy part, getting down was the challenge. I figured I could jump in the water, if necessary, then remembered the water temperature and found the courage to go down the ropes.
We sailed the Bay of Islands for six wonderful hours. It was the perfect end to a great trip. The weather was clear and sunny; we were both burned by the end of the day.
Upon arriving back in Russell, we thanked the crew and made our way into town. A quick stop for groceries, and we headed back to the holiday park. We did some packing and planned our final trip to Auckland. We hope to mix in some good stops on the three hour drive south to the City of Sails. Stay tuned for my Top 10's on Sunday!
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ryukyu-girl
ryukyu-girl on Nov 25, 2006 at 09:52PM

Tell me it's not over!
Spent this morning catching up on your journal entries. Don't leave! Loved reading about your adventures, then pictured myself there. I really felt like I was there. That cool map made it easy to visualize. Man, I need to get down there someday. If you haven't figured out how to post pictures on the website, how about emailing them after you return and get settled back in Colorado?

wnrdog
wnrdog on Nov 28, 2006 at 04:42AM

Re: Tell me it's not over!
Sadly, I lost all but a few pictures from Australia. I'm still trying to recover them, but no luck so far. I will be posting what I have and will send you the address. It's gotta be a little cheaper to fly from Hawaii. You'd love it!

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