All change on platform six...or..Of mice and men.

We are about to depart Guam bound for new adventures. As most will spot on the position map we are now heading south. Not really the right direction for Alaska. Our plans have changed for a while. We are heading back to NZ as Jim has been offered a job (and I'll be sending Tori out to find a job). The next couple of months will see us beating against the trade winds and motoring through the Doldrums as we head for New Caledonia. A break here to recharge ourselves then we will head back to Nelson NZ then on to our new home at Christchurch (well we will take our home to Christchurch).

As the temperature here in Guam sank below 30 degrees last night and I reached for my bedcovers I was wondering if it gets that cold down south....... We are looking forward to some kayaking, tramping and catching up with friends ...and of course work.

A willing friend (total nutcase) has answered our call for crew on any of the legs of the passage south. What a guy to volunteer for the trip to NZ from New Caledonia, in July or August, mid winter in the Tasman, mmmmmmmm!

Tori is undertaking here last run (3 hours) for a while and I am off to clear out with Customs and Immigration, no job finished until the paperwork is complete.