Now this is more like it!

 Tucked in picturesque Deep Water Cove for the afternoon/evening. Now this is the cruising life! Bliss!
 



Commodore doing what Commodore does best!









Chicken curry for dinner followed by Monday Music.

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  1. Unknown22 March 2021 at 19:19

    That top photo could be taken in Fiji...if only.

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  2. Lucky22 March 2021 at 19:47

    Wow!!! That looks beautiful. Hope the chicken curry was good :) I’m trying to convince Ben to take me somewhere on the boat so I can feel like a mermaid too. I have borrowed Asi’s life jacket lol

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