Welcome to Voodoo Madness

Well, it's happened. I finally broke down and posted to a blog. As with most internet related things (Myspace, Friendster, etc) I actually established an account, months ago, but haven't bothered to write until now. So, what inspired me? My new boat, Voodoo! Well, she's new to me, anyway, not brand new. She's actually the same age as I am...pretty old, for a boat!
So, here she is, the day I made an offer on her, which was accepted, conditionally upon the results of the surveyors report.


I won't mention all of the back and forth I went through AFTER making that offer (yes folks, I AM a true Libra), as ultimately I did become the proud owner of a yacht, as the Australians like to call her. I just love that word...it makes her sound much more exotic than she really is. It can be very difficult to think of her as a yacht when the paint dust is flying thick around my face!

In any case, I guess this blog was originally inspired by Voodoo, but I have no doubt that future posts (if indeed there are any) will be inspired not only by Voodoo, but by lots of other bizarro Australian experiences that are sure to come about.

P.S. These photos were taken before I dyed my hair Hypnotic red (yes, that's the actual name of the color, not just the desired effect!). I will post some of those once my camera battery revives itself.