Of course NZ sends Tasmania the crap wines -what would you expect -you
can't afford/appreciate fine wines! :-P

Thanks for the offer of an achorage but I don't think it's likely that I
would go there e.g. I've no intention of doing a S-H and cruising here
is much better.

Cheers MC

Peter Wiley wrote:
The_navigator© wrote in message ...

If you keep posting like this the fat one will invade you for your
treasures! If you could only add perfect wines sailing all year 'round
to your high quality natural foods (like we can in NZ) your life could
be perfect. still one out of three is better than none eh?


I've drunk NZ wines. You only have 2 out of 3, unless you've been
drinking Australian wines. I, OTOH, living in Tasmania, with the
advantage of a First World economy to sponge off as of right (as
opposed to you NZ freeloaders who lacked the vision to be part of
Australia when offered the opportunity), have all 3.

BTW, Tasmania is full. Please stay home, or at least don't try to
migrate to Australia like half of NZ has already done. Sail over by
all means, as long as you spend lots of your debased currency and then
go home again. There's a good anchorage out the front of my place.

Peter Wiley

Cheers MC

Capt. Mooron wrote:

I took full advantage of the rain, fog and total absence of wind today. I
did all shipboard laundry and enjoyed wolfing down 2 pounds of fresh, pan
fried scallops. We caught quite a few Tinker Mackerel in the last few days
sailing and I had them in brine for smoking. I transferred the split fillets
to the smoker today and they should be ready late tomorrow. I took a walk
down to the shore earlier and decided to rake up some fresh mussels. The
water was so clear and calm it was like looking into an aquarium. The
mussels were a deep blue against the gold of the seaweed. I harvested about
a bucket of the tasty morsels. They are steaming right now in a white wine,
cream, butter and herb sauce for a late night snack. I heard the squid are
starting their run so I should have "calamari" within a few days. The other
day I showed my niece how to prepare sea urchin and periwinkles. I have
dried dulce in the basement which is wonderful as is but can really add
flavour to soups or stews requiring a marine flavour. A feed of crabs takes
about 30 minutes to harvest with a crab pot.... oysters are plentiful....
clams are available from the sand bar about 300 yards away. Yup... it's a
rough life here on the coast.

Oh.... did I mention farm fresh eggs from my hen house, racks of locally
smoked bacon and the tenderest cuts of local grown beef from cows that never
saw commercial grade feed or medications?? I have 10 lbs of home churned
butter in the fridge. I get glass jugs of goat's milk on a regular basis. I
was just given a pair of the biggest turkeys I have ever seen. I'll breed
them this year and should have all the turkey meat I need for years to come.


Overproof got her decks washed in fresh rainwater today while I tended to
shoreside tasks I had long put off. The Loons quit calling at sunset and now
the peepers and crickets have taken over the evening entertainment. I can
smell the ocean and the subtle aroma of a moist boreal forest wafting
through my open window right now.

I wonder what it must be like to sail out of a city, traffic noise, sirens,
people, gunshots..... on a sewage laden and polluted body of water where
swimming ... let alone consuming anything extracted from the water is akin
to playing Russian Roulette. Oh well at least they get to go sailing almost
everyday while I have to tend to chores.

CM

The_navigator© wrote in message ...
Of course NZ sends Tasmania the crap wines -what would you expect -you
can't afford/appreciate fine wines! :-P

Heh. Your exchange rate is so low, nobody will buy your wines because
they know anything that cheap has to be undrinkable. Mind you some
Californian Zinfandel takes the prize for undrinkable. Thought that
because it was priced a little dearer than the good but not
outstanding Aussie wines we export, it'd be a bit better. Wrong. About
equal to a $AUD 4 bottle of local stuff.

Most Tasmanian wines are cool varietals and overpriced in comparison
to Hunter Valley or South Aus wines. You won't find me defending them
even if my neighbour makes some.

Thanks for the offer of an achorage but I don't think it's likely that I
would go there e.g. I've no intention of doing a S-H and cruising here
is much better.

Matter of opinion. One of these days I'll get to Bay of Islands, but
cruising in NZ - well, what can I say? 2 smallish islands surrounded
by not very much at all. Suppose it's easier from here - quite a few
people I know have done the Hobart - NZ - Vanuatu - Qld loop, then
back down the east coast, or round the top end if they have a lot of
time.

I can understand why you don't want to S-H your Farr. Bit hard to keep
changing headsails by yourself when the boat wants to broach every
time you leave the wheel :-) Mooron's crab crusher would be a much
better bet for S-H cruising.

Peter Wiley