Now For Something Completely Different

Until a few weeks ago John and I were slowly heading towards our retirement dream of sailing wherever the wind took us. Now we are living in a surreal world where everything is uncertain, the future is unknown and all around is eerily quiet. One can't but help feeling an impending sense of doom. Well that's how we felt a few days ago.

Looking at the positives we will be saving lots of money on eating out. Most importantly, this should not prevent us from sailing when the winds become favourable. We should be able to live “off the grid” presuming we can buy adequate provisions (beer, wine, pasta and

Kathryn Hynes

10 chapters

16 Apr 2020

Not What We Were Expecting

Manly, Brisbane, Queensland

Until a few weeks ago John and I were slowly heading towards our retirement dream of sailing wherever the wind took us. Now we are living in a surreal world where everything is uncertain, the future is unknown and all around is eerily quiet. One can't but help feeling an impending sense of doom. Well that's how we felt a few days ago.

Looking at the positives we will be saving lots of money on eating out. Most importantly, this should not prevent us from sailing when the winds become favourable. We should be able to live “off the grid” presuming we can buy adequate provisions (beer, wine, pasta and

canned veges and fortunately we don’t use excessive amounts of toilet paper.

Next: Leaving Alice

Photos: Our first view of Summer Breeze January 2020; Reflections on the water at Manly Marina, Brisbane - Full moon March, 2020; Tallis modelling small dog life jacket - not impressed.

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