Santa Claus must be reallyclever. He found our boat (without chimney) and delivered cards and presents on this beautiful sunny morning. We enjoyed breakfast in the cockpit watching more and more boats arriving for the holiday. Any New Zealander with a boat does his duty and loads up with Mum, the kids, grandparents, dogs, water toys and eskies filled with cold beer (and a bottle of cold white wine for the ladies) and heads off in his fishing or sailing boat to a bay for the holiday. It's a celebration of summer and family time.
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| Decorated Jackster |
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| Pokukawa tree in bloom |
David cracked on with fixing the outboard, yesterday's job delayed due to miscreant bilge pump yesterday afternoon, while I pouted about wanting to go ashore for a walk like a dog with crossed legs.
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| Christmas lunch |
Dogs aren't allowed on Urupukapuka because it is a Department of Conservation reserve but I did get my walk. It's a beautiful island and at this time of year fragrant with the perfume red blossoms of the pohutukawa tree, also known as the Christmas tree. At the top of the island we lay in the grass enjoying the sun which seems to have been absent for too long and watched the clouds drifting above. The forecast says we have one more day of good weather and then it's high winds and rain up until New Year. Enjoy the sun while you can.
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| David walking |
Following our traditional Christmas Day constitutional we had a traditional lunch of salmon sushi, smoked salmon, guacamole and other delicacies accompanied by a bottle of fizz. There wasn't a slice of turkey, roast potato or brussel sprout in sight but we did watch some locals out diving for scallops in the channel.... As a special treat for David who works so hard to keep Jackster ship shape and me happy there was Christmas pud and custard and a re-run of a Brit comedy, Gavin & Stacey – the Christmas Special from three years ago.
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