Sunday, April 13, 2008

Maggie Drum is Sold and Gone

It is a sad day here in Whangarei, NZ. I just watched the stern of Maggie Drum motor down the river away from the dock with the new owners. It is raining and gloomy here which is fitting I guess. Never seen anyone else drive Maggie, at least not while I was not on her.

The new owners are Australians (Ozzies) and have a lot of seamile experience. They plan on keeping the name so she will continue to sail the seas with that name. They are the fourth owners and are very happy, as they should be. They will be taking her across the Tasman Sea when a decent weather window presents itself after going north to Opua and the Bay of Islands to wait for the passage crew. The wife and kids will fly back to Brisbane and some friends will fly over here to sail back. This passage can be very exciting so that is just as well as they are new to the boat.

I will be flying out of Auckland this Saturday, the 19th of April, and going to Denver to be with Cindy. I'll be there 2 weeks and then off to Seattle and on to Anacortes to find a house and start my new job with Anacortes Marine Electronics. Anyone coming to the area is welcome and we would love to see you. No phone numbers yet but AME is in the phone book.

We may get another boat in the future but for now will be landlubbers for a bit. Nice to have a hot shower you don't have to walk a block to get to and doesn't require two fifty-cent pieces to use. I am in a motel until my flight out.

We have been on MD since 1999 and she was like a part of the family - a very expensive part, but one that gave us many adventures that we will never forget. Fair winds and safe passages Maggie!