So off we went down the coast into the Caitlins – a delightful area in the South East.  Finally ended up at Punaweia, a more or less forgotten estuary with a couple of caravan parks.

On the way in was this old scow.  Badly rotted decks, not much looked after, but with a shoresite shack, power, water and satellite TV.  Pretty big to live in I’d guess, but not perhaps going to do any more ocean voyages. Suit handyman.

It was for sale – tempting, but I’d have to give up wife, job, house, kids and become a batty old recluse and, on balance I decided not to.