Our shipmate of the past 4 months, Andy Carter, has gone back to California to face the REAL WORLD and start a new life. We will miss him dearly. He became like an older brother for Josh and Indie, and his departure has left a HUGE hole on board shimmi. If there is one thing we learned from Andy, its that it is possible to be a courteous and all-round great guy ALL THE TIME. To live with a family of four, of which the kids are 1 and 4, is a hectic thing to expect from someone, but Andy did it for 4 months, with always a smile and a helping hand. Add to this more than 5000 bluewater cruising miles across the longest expanse of open ocean from the Panama to Tahiti, facing all kinds of bad weather, under pressure repair jobs and severe sleep deprivation ... its impossible to explain here what we all went through together, and we could not have done it without Andy. His evening meals are destined to become the stuff of legends (also his washing up hahaha). But most of all Josh and Indie are already missing their big buddy. We are now anchored near an airport, and every time a plane flies over both Josh and Indie scramble to the window and Josh yells: "Here comes Andy!" We will miss you mate, go well and may all the right doors open for you in California.
AU REVOIR and CIAO!!!!!
