Grum……………………………………………………..…………………..Shelley Prentice

GRUM

Calamities and boats, Like children and blokes, A part of an ocean girl’s life. Great adventures by sea, Sundown by isle’s lee, Can include struggles and strife. By whatever wits and tricks, No problem too big to fix, There’s plenty to lend a hand. Each day is a new one, To learn and to overcome, Trials, surprises and unplanned. So, my love, my heart Take each moment as a start. Your new phase of discovery, No need for yearning. For your time is turning Making life so less ordinary. Today is just tomorrow’s memory We’re making our own history How rich and far from humdrum Relax and breathe Smile and believe

By Shelley Prentice

*Grum is the name of our dinghy and represents our staple tipple -some fine rum and ginger beer.

For life is great with “Grum”. *

The back story

He bought his boat two years ago, and we’ve had so many set-backs and problems with the boat, including engine, sails, batteries, solar, dodgy and dangerous wiring, fridge and freezer, adverse weather, not to mention both of our jobs and a health scare, that it appeared we would never get away. It included being stuck in Mackay (Queensland) and having to leave the boat there, then abandon it again in Gladstone even before we could get the boat to her home port in Bundaberg. The problems continued and she was once again left in Gladstone when we tried to get away to the Keppel Islands for a few weeks last year. I wrote the above in a message to him. You can read more of our adventures at: Shell de Mer – Twin of the Skies and Shell of the Seas, welcome within for some tales, or whatever you please!