Post Resurrection Perambulations...

Almost finished packing now and with an ETD of just before midnight on Easter Monday I'm ready to catch an early night before a busy few days...

Easter Services have gone well this year with some reflective and very creative input from a number of good people, including my Associate Julie who, like me has been struggling feeling a bit viral and below par.  Must be time for a break!

Meanwhile, my Mistress Kalai has been enduring the ministrations of mechanics as she has had some major engine repairs these past couple of months.  Turns out that she has had some complicated corrosions in nefarious locations due to lack of TLC (Turning Le Crank). So... new manifold, mixer elbow,  fuel pump, injectors and a head plane should mean she now purrs like a kitten - or at least gets me in and out of the marina!  Obviously I need to pay her more regular attention, but the tyranny of distance and the need to work are complicating factors.  Sounds like the boys at JB Marine are willing to fire her up regularly to obviate the need for additional and expensive surgeries.

So, I arrive in Auckland early (0515hrs) Tuesday, shuttle into town and hop on board the Intercity bus to Whanagarei.  B & R are meeting me there with car and trailer and we'll head across to Dargaville in order to pick up Kalai's new little sister - Karuna.  It turns out that 'Kalai' is in fact a Tamil name meaning "divine virtues" which I think is eminently appropriate in this circumstance!  

The name 'Karuna' means "tender" - which is also not a bad name for this little beauty...(the trailer is not included!)



Meanwhile, I have been preparing for this newest arrival  by the manufacture of some efficient means of propulsion by way of some 'Gaco' design Turbo oars.  It remains to be seen whether these will survive the car/plane/bus/car sandwich, but they are hopefully well enough put-together, packed and padded.  I've managed to get everything else into a small 8kg backpack this time - should mean the carrying of oars and bag is do-able, even for an ageing Rev!

So, it's Storm v Warriers at 5 pm then off to Tullamarine for the red-eye to Aotearoa.