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A Devine Story
We first met Buddy & Helen in 2021 when they joined our Beyond The Barrier Rally. This year they joined the GoEastRally and have been cruising NewCaledonia and will continue onto Vanuatu this month with the NC2VRally.
On the 24th of July, Helen sent me an email sharing a very special moment that she & Buddy will add to the many memories they have made together during their 50 years of marriage...
Hi Leanne & John,
I have a divine story to tell you about our visit to the Isle of Pines. Early on Wednesday, Sam, the local cab driver, drove us with Daren & Julie (s.v Bombora) to the vegetable market on the other side of the island.
We all sat down at some benches to have a coffee and were chatting when this local lady came up behind me and hugged my back.
We were surprised as we didn’t know any of the locals, and she was excited, smiling and hugging us. She then thanked us for visiting her community on our 50th Wedding Anniversary and thanked us for blessing her village by visiting.
I was very emotional at this stage, and I asked her who told her, as we hadn’t publicised it.
Her immediate reply was ‘“the angels came to me last night to tell me that you were going to be here today”.
Mary-Jane was her name, and she was so specific about the fact that it was our 50th wedding anniversary and that the angels had visited her.
By the way, it is people like you two who encourage others to have an adventure and make memories, so thank You, John & Leanne.
This article was published in the August 2023 Issue of AHOY Sailing. It's FREE to ENJOY AHOY HERE.
