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The big fiddle at Sydney Harbour.
We are in the Sydney Harbour, officially getting ready for the crossing. We had our first casualty during the rough patch last week and are in the process of trying to replace our winch handle (for you lubbers, as Adam and Captain Aubrey would say, that is the handle that helps to turn the device that makes it easier to raise and set the sails). And we have various odds and ends to work out before we can leave. Sydney is not as bustling as we would have hoped and we are having trouble finding the items that we are looking for. Adam hasn’t been able to find any good pizza but he is managing not to let it get him too down. It looks like we will be leaving on Thursday or Friday if the weather is good . . . and the pizza continues to be bad.