Back to Ainia - it's been over a week now. Have been trying to clean up things and make it more or less acceptable for living. Mind you, my standard is not that high. The cabins are still not presentable yet, slowly but surely getting there. We had the sails down (jib and main) yesterday morning when the wind wasn't too strong. After almost sailing half of the world, it is the time to repair the wear and tear. A guy living on his boat here is a sail maker and he took 3 of our sails to his shop. Bruce has been busy with all the wrenches - disassembling, cleaning, lubricating, reassembling. And I made a new bag for the man-over board kit, using my antique sewing machine. Apparently Easter holiday is a big deal here. There will be a boat race at the bay here and all the boat owners are trying to get the boat hauled and bottom painted before the race. Therefore the marina's travel lift is fully booked until after the holiday. So we've decided to tour New Zealand before having the major boat work done. Will be leaving on the coming Friday and coming back in 2 weeks.
Somehow, it doesn't let me type in Chinese here, although I did it with the subject line. It must be a bug with iPad. Back to the boat again. Apparently it has rained a lot for the past few month and, unfortunately, there are a few leakage on the boat. With the heat and humidity, you know what's going to happen, right? Mildew everywhere! Spent the past 3 days washing and wiping everything, everywhere. Thank God, the sun is out bright everyday, therefore I am able to hang all the sheets, blankets, towels etc. Nights are nice here when it gets cool with a bit of breeze.