Monthly Archives: January 2010

TROPICAL CYCLONE NISHA

By lizzy | Published: January 28, 2010
Tropical cyclone Nisha headed in this direction. Not good.
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“5 Squalls from the Northeeeeeeeeeeast! 4 Tahitian Roosters, 3 Frenchmen in Speedos, 2 Wrong Motor Mounts…and the Jimmy Buffett Christmas Album on Repeat!!” (sung to 12 Days of Xmas tune)

By lizzy | Published: January 24, 2010
“Melekalikimaka is the thiiiiiiing to saaaaaaaay, on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day…” Jimmy Buffett’s voice was carried off into the gusty NE winds. It was a longstanding tradition in the Clark household on Christmas, that the Jimmy Buffett Christmas album was played over and over until we all hated every song enough not to want [...]
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Maitai Noera (Tahitian for Merry Christmas)

By lizzy | Published: January 21, 2010
All I wanted for Christmas was NOT to be in the boatyard marina. Once my hard fought groceries were put away I decided to take Swell down to Thierry and Lili’s house, where I’d be invited for Christmas Eve dinner. There was a nice sandy patch to anchor just out in front. Despite that there [...]
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Holiday Madness: Island Mamis in Mumus

By lizzy | Published: January 19, 2010
Despite that I miss my family during the holidays, I certainly don’t miss the consumer madness that shrouds that of year in the U.S. My gift gathering was limited to one trip to town and as many gifts for the kids I know around the boatyard that I could fit in my bike basket. But [...]
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Bed Buddies

By lizzy | Published: January 6, 2010
I stared up at a mosquito above me as he tried to poke his way into the netted canopy that draped over my bed in the little room I was renting. I tried to digest the thought of yet another major haulout repair. The heat of mid-summer had shortly followed the rain, and without a [...]
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Back to the Blue(s) :(

By lizzy | Published: January 4, 2010
The next morning, alone aboard Swell again, I happily sorted and sifted the towering piles in an effort to restore livability and order to my sacred little space. “Hmm…that’s odd…I could have sworn that box of tea wasn’t munched yesterday?” More clues followed to conclude that there was yet another rodent aboard. I sighed and pulled [...]
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Back to the Blue!

By lizzy | Published: January 2, 2010
Once the blue bottom paint made it to the island, I slapped on one coat all over and finished up the final touches to make her ready to launch again. Friend Jesse Horton, who I hadn’t seen since the submarine ride at Cocos Island, happened through the area on business the day Swell was [...]
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