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Floating
10:31 AM, Thursday, 20 July, 2006
Yesterday the lovely Lee invited us out on his friend's yacht for a sail in the evening - how fantastic! Very excited, and ready for wetness because it was really windy and choppy, we all piled into a lovely yacht. It was a beautiful sunset last night and we were excited about being out on the bay to see it, though it was quite cold with the wind (well, cold for Port Moresby, maybe 26 degrees).
The menfolks ran around with ropes while us womenfolks (liberation be damned, I'm not playing with ropes!) sat watching, with some commentary. When the menfolks were finally organised it was time to start the engine/motor/whatever it is to get out of the berth and into the harbour.
The menfolk got ready, and held onto the ropes so it wouldn't take off too quickly, and started the engine... and nothing happened. Lots of noise, but apparently 'it wasn't going into gear'.
Beer was promptly opened while the menfolk pretended to try to fix it. Lots of fiddling happened, and testing, and playing. It still 'wouldn't go into gear'. Us womenfolk continued with the commentary.
Then somebody, for some unknown reason, questioned the existence of a propellor on the boat... Lee poor luv was designated as the one to dive under the boat and check. Of course there was no propellor. Why would(n't) there be? Nobody knows where it is!
So we sat there on the yacht, still in the berth, and drank beer. At least we were on the water - floating rather than boating, but on the water nonetheless!
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