It's a big world...Where would you rather be?

[bntii]

I seem to have been sold a bill of goods by the writers in cruising magazines...
I would like to be on a passage- most any but towards the south and the islands.
http://www.seafriends.org.nz/niue/AC281E06t.jpg
The range of the coconut crab whose habits I would like to emulate.
:p

[RHP]

I would like to be cruising sarf africa in a 48´ multihull with my wife and boys, then shoot up to europe and do a lap of the Med next summer.

Then I´d do some serious passagemaking.

[Butch .H]

You can have sarf africa I'll go with the crab:D :D

[kach22i]

Forbes;
Top topless beaches
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10823891/

[masalai]

I think the "coconut crab" knows where the best places are....

[Frosty]

It is illegal to eat a coconut crab.

You only eat the legs anyway.

[masalai]

Does that make me a criminal? - Not likely to try again - last time was 1970 something - a local had fed one on coconut apples (left from cutting copra) for about a year and we all had a little piece at the Christmas dinner.....

[Frosty]

Well they have more legs than a Turkey,--- 6, I think.

[masalai]

I had one of the big claws, when alive could break a broom-handle (1.25inch dowel) in two at one crunch.... make a good watchdog if you could train it... a couple of dozen of them and by dawn the next day nothing much left of the interloper...... :D:D:D

[Frosty]

Wow,--In Yorkshire they used to have a competition on who could put the most ferrets down their trousers.

[MikeJohns]

High lattitude cruising in summer is bliss.

Here is a pic from a southern Tasmania (Partridge Island part of a nature reserve) and a German boat that came in to share or anchorage one late warm summer evening. We had them over for dinner with fresh Crayfish, abalone and Squid. I often catch fish for breakfast within 5 minutes.
Beaches and anchorages are often shared with only one or two vessels.

You can keep your coconut crabs in summer, the temperate zones are vastly more enjoyable. In Winter I'll join you though. Iv'e sailed extensively and its hard to beat the east coast of Australia for easy and vastly variable cruising.

cheers

[masalai]

kach22i, your post #4 is a fraud - - in the samples not a topless person to be seen (not even a male) displaying his tanned 6 pac nor either gender parading in a "thong".... Has everyone gone solar sensitive and covered up to avoid skin cancer?

[safewalrus]

and a German boat that came in to share or anchorage one late warm summer evening. We had them over for dinner with fresh Crayfish, abalone and Squid.

cheers

The Germans or the crabs (?) canalibism still rife in Aus then?

[masalai]

"You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to 'safewalrus' again." - - It is still good to see some people care that English is used properly and can provide humorous "corrections" to poor grammar...

[Fanie]

Where would you rather be?

The bunch of you are liars.

TBH, in a flat with a couple of wildies.
Now you want to know where the flat should be.
Awww... anywhere I guess :rolleyes:

[masalai]

There are optimists and there are misguided - - my question is where will you find the obliging/compliant "wildies" ? - - What species? - - if you cannot find a "flat" how about calling out the TV crews and that grassy knoll near the lake? - - - This could be the TV event of the year - 2 wild leopards or lionesses and one eager Fanie in tiger skin loincloth?

[LyndonJ]

The Germans or the crabs (?) canalibism still rife in Aus then?

Innuendo? Conversational and written are different standards. I think forums are condisered conversational aren't they?

Apart from the first opener that was the most decent contribution to this thread from someone with experience who actually does something.

What a beautiful spot Tasmania is. On Google Earth it looks really interesting.

Has anyone else sailed there? Any more photo's?

You guys should give points for merit rather than chest thumping.

[Meanz Beanz]

1960 anywhere....

[masalai]

LyndonJ, many of us (me anyway) are ancient bored farts who would rather be sailing but caught in this economic maliase of foreboding doom, so any levity and dreaming opportunities are necessarily appreciated and welcomed as attractive diversions.

Meanz, sorry my time machine is restricted - (same as yours) to nearly a day ahead of NY.... so I will have to settle for Queensland for the next year or so? at best...... - Then I would like to head for Melanesia as they are still on subsistence economy and a comfortable survival there may be possible....

[safewalrus]

Any where but here.......except maybe in the hot sandy places where the men who wear teatowels on their heads dwell!

[westlawn5554X]

Natuna...