Ahhhhhhhhhh, I'm clean! I've had my fresh chicken salad (2 actually) and cereal with yoghurt! Had a spa bath with bubbles, washed my hair, shaved my legs, painted my nails, used a flush toilet, done 6 loads of washing and had two 8 hour sleeps in a stationary bed with sheets and no leecloth!! Once I was off the boat and in a clean environment I can't believe how suddenly stinky everything was (including me! – only did ever get the one shower in 25 days!).
Oh yeah and …….We won! We won! We won!! Yaaaaahoooooo!
At 1210hrs on Wednesday (16th) we crossed the finish line 32 minutes ahead of Spirit of Australia in front of the crowd on the shore. I could tell where Mum and Dad were when I saw the Finnish and the silver fern flags flying! It was an amazing feeling to finally set foot back on dry land once we were moared up, the celebratory champagne had been passed around and photos taken. The Geraldton community have gone out of their way to welcome us with loads of people down at the marina to cheer us in and drinks and a BBQ as soon as we stepped of the boat. Our photo is plastered on the front of the paper with a double page spread inside, we've been on the local news and radio and on Sunday we are parading down the main street before a welcome reception with the major and our prize giving down at the yacht club!
No rest for the wicked though, we completed our deep clean the afternoon we got in and yesterday we were lifted up onto the dry dock for a bottom wash and new coats of antifouling paint. I'm allocated to the rigging team so we're responsible for checking all the rigging and ropes, replacing or repairing them where necessary and coming up with new ideas to help reduce the chafing and wear and tear to prevent breakages. Tomorrow once we're lowered back onto the water it's time to go up the mast to complete our rigging check and replace the windex light bulb which we lost a few nights before the end of the race. The 'sails team' have been away busy in a warehouse checking all our sails for damage and making the necessary repairs and the maintenance team have already serviced the heads and most of the winches so it's been full on! Everyone is keen to get things finished as quickly as possible to enjoy some much deserved time off over Christmas and New Year.
Right I'm off to have a swim it's sooooooo hot! Mum and Dad have an awesome apartment right on the marina. I have my own bedroom with a view out to the boats and an ensuite and we also have a spa bath. There is a pool, spa pool and BBQ area down stairs! Ahhhhhh Luxury!!!!
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