Pittwater & Sydney 09/02-05/03 & a little piece of Europe and Langkawi
Evening Star near the Fishmarkets in Sydney Harbour
As planned we stayed in the Sydney Pittwater area for approximately eight months, 09/02 to 05/03, initially we had to fix a few minor breakages and have a full rig inspection, we were tied up on the outer arm of the D'Alboro Marina at the Spit near the Spit Bridge in Mossman.
We sailed with our friends in all the nooks and crannies that we remembered in Sydney Harbour and found many more.
Simon takes the ladies to the Melbourne Cup in Sydney
We met up with old friends Tony and Wendy, Rhyll, and Helen. we had a wonderful time and in September we decided to have a quick trip to the UK and France and on the way home a stop over in Langkawi, while the repairs and extras we wanted for the yacht were completed, we put Evening Star on a swing mooring in Pearl Bay and departed for Europe via Vienna then on to London
Victory
We stayed in Wallingford with our friends, Richard and Tessa, Barry and Inkeri
in Holyport and Christine in London, we looked at lots of things we always
wanted to see and do, like Nelsons Victory a magnificent powerful warship,
over to the Isle of Wight and the National Motor Museum, and some theatre
in London, we also had a wonderful cottage in Berkshire loaned to us by
John and Penny
Julie and Christine in Belgravia, London
Julie and Christine had a wonderful time in the shops in Belgravia and we stayed in Christine's apartment near Sloan Square, tried Lunch at the Royal Thames YC and Harvey Nics, Ballet at the Royal Albert Hall and lots of walking, its a great walking city. Saw the city from the London Eye and then departed for Heathrow bound for Nice France
Our Villa in Bandool, between Toulon and Marseilles
We flew to Nice and rented a car and drove to Bandool, staying in Inkeris house with glorious views of the Med, we walked around the Harbour front and visited many villages including Aix en Provence. We saw many Beneteaus and other French Yachts.
Simon in a Hill Village in France
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Villas on the water edge at Berjawa Beach Resort
From Nice we took off for KL then to Langkawi for beautiful warm weather and friendly people, the only time I swam in sea it was like a hot pot.