The day we have all been waiting for with baited breath has finally arrived. In the early hours of this morning (4:15am local time and 10:15 Perth time), Lee and Sasha finished mooring Kwela and climbed off onto Australian soil.
They are absolutely delighted at having completed the trip, extremely exhausted as all the hours of lost and missed sleep have suddenly decided to call in a favor, and Lee is over the moon that her sister was there to greet them.
What an awesome, incredible journey that these two wonderful ladies have completed. Words actually fail to successfully or completely describe the thoughts and emotions that I am experiencing.
There was no further news and I will update all of you as soon as I hear anything. Hopefully the next update will be from Lee herself and we can hear exactly what she is feeling and experiencing.
Monday, 6 February 2012
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Almost There
It is with great excitement that I communicate this update. Lee, Sasha and Kwela are almost there. Both ladies are very tired; physically as they are working extremely hard in very difficult winds, emotionally because they realize how close they really are and mentally because they can relax as they have finally reached a place where they know they are safe and should anything happen, they can easily be rescued. The wind situation is the same as always, it is either blowing straight into their face and causing them to beat into the wind, or the wind is so calm that they have to manually steer the boat all day long.
Don’t worry, soon they will see and smell the sweet shore of Australia. They are a bit concerned that they are travelling too far north too quickly, but it should not pose any major hassles.
Their position as of last night was 34S 111E with a total of approximately 450 nautical miles to the end.
Lee is definitely getting ready to hit land as I received a shopping list of information to supply – size of running shoes, colour of foundation, colour of lip liner and eye liner pencils etc. Clearly Lee’s brain has ticked over to the fact that soon they are going to be on land and somewhere close by is going to be the Nirvana of most women – a shopping mall and retail therapy.
Unfortunately, that’s it for the news. As soon as I have more, I will pass it on.
Don’t worry, soon they will see and smell the sweet shore of Australia. They are a bit concerned that they are travelling too far north too quickly, but it should not pose any major hassles.
Their position as of last night was 34S 111E with a total of approximately 450 nautical miles to the end.
Lee is definitely getting ready to hit land as I received a shopping list of information to supply – size of running shoes, colour of foundation, colour of lip liner and eye liner pencils etc. Clearly Lee’s brain has ticked over to the fact that soon they are going to be on land and somewhere close by is going to be the Nirvana of most women – a shopping mall and retail therapy.
Unfortunately, that’s it for the news. As soon as I have more, I will pass it on.
Friday, 3 February 2012
Destination Perth
Position 36S 106E
Very little information is available for this update. The final destination has been decided and Kwela will be heading to Perth.
I was not given the exact reason for this change but it would appear that it is twofold:
Firstly, there are some problems on the boat that are getting worse and they do not wish to attempt fate by travelling further than necessary.
Secondly, Sasha and Nico have decided that they do not have the capital available to repair the boat, pay for mooring fees and relocate to another country and will be selling the boat as quickly as possible. Perth apparently has a very good market for yachts and they are hoping to capitalize on this.
Kwela is still on a north easterly course and they are still sailing or beating into the wind. Both ladies are extremely tired and feeling physically exhausted. I think that the last few days has also placed an incredible mental and emotional strain on them and things should get easier now that they have made a fixed decision and know exactly where they are going.
Their planned day of arrival is next Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. Hopefully the wind plays along for them and they are able to get there in that time.
Other than that, Lee sends love to everyone and thanks you for your constant messages, thoughts and prayers.
I appreciate all of your concern regarding this trip and thank you all for your words of advice and direction. Please remember that as much as we want Lee to finish this trip, Lee is still a “passenger” onboard Kwela and the final decision with regards to destination and outcome belong to Sasha. I am not able to tell them what to do and do not want to be a landlubber captain of a voyage that is nearly complete. I feel the same way that you all do and most probably much more, but it is really draining and disheartening to constantly be told what I should be doing or telling them what to do. While I realize and understand the incredible good intentions it comes with, I have to process all the advice that constantly comes my way from 50 different well wishers. Listening to one will always make another feel left out or ignored.
This is their trip and it is nearly over. Let us live everyday with them and enjoy the adventure through them. Whatever we think, we have to realize that Lee and Sasha are nearly at the end of an incredible feat that very few of us would ever attempt to do. I have the utmost respect for them and take my hat off to my wife for the strength she has constantly shown. I am incredibly proud of her, and will not interfere in the final decisions regarding this journey.
I look forward to updating you with the latest news over the weekend. Have a good one.
Very little information is available for this update. The final destination has been decided and Kwela will be heading to Perth.
I was not given the exact reason for this change but it would appear that it is twofold:
Firstly, there are some problems on the boat that are getting worse and they do not wish to attempt fate by travelling further than necessary.
Secondly, Sasha and Nico have decided that they do not have the capital available to repair the boat, pay for mooring fees and relocate to another country and will be selling the boat as quickly as possible. Perth apparently has a very good market for yachts and they are hoping to capitalize on this.
Kwela is still on a north easterly course and they are still sailing or beating into the wind. Both ladies are extremely tired and feeling physically exhausted. I think that the last few days has also placed an incredible mental and emotional strain on them and things should get easier now that they have made a fixed decision and know exactly where they are going.
Their planned day of arrival is next Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. Hopefully the wind plays along for them and they are able to get there in that time.
Other than that, Lee sends love to everyone and thanks you for your constant messages, thoughts and prayers.
I appreciate all of your concern regarding this trip and thank you all for your words of advice and direction. Please remember that as much as we want Lee to finish this trip, Lee is still a “passenger” onboard Kwela and the final decision with regards to destination and outcome belong to Sasha. I am not able to tell them what to do and do not want to be a landlubber captain of a voyage that is nearly complete. I feel the same way that you all do and most probably much more, but it is really draining and disheartening to constantly be told what I should be doing or telling them what to do. While I realize and understand the incredible good intentions it comes with, I have to process all the advice that constantly comes my way from 50 different well wishers. Listening to one will always make another feel left out or ignored.
This is their trip and it is nearly over. Let us live everyday with them and enjoy the adventure through them. Whatever we think, we have to realize that Lee and Sasha are nearly at the end of an incredible feat that very few of us would ever attempt to do. I have the utmost respect for them and take my hat off to my wife for the strength she has constantly shown. I am incredibly proud of her, and will not interfere in the final decisions regarding this journey.
I look forward to updating you with the latest news over the weekend. Have a good one.
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