Fwd: Darwin

We thought it would be good for those of you who are linguists to read our email to Michel and Marianne who are a French Swiss couple who have sailed their 30' double ended cutter "Sostene" (which they built themselves) all the way from Europe to NZ and now are in Darwin on their way home.
We first met them at the Norsand Boatyard in Whangarei in the summer of 2008 and they used to come back to NZ to work on their boat during the southern summer and then return to Europe to care for elderly relatives. We got to know them at various BBQ's at Norsand and Gina remembers Marianne washing her dishes in Norsand's kitchen! We had dinner with them on Tiare and had roast lamb and then they reciprocated. It was a joy to see how they had made the most of the space on their beautiful yacht. They are wonderful caring and courageous people and we miss them very much. They are older than we are and are now on their way home to the house they built on the island of Elba where Napoleon was first incarcerated.
Jim met them briefly again in Bundaberg when they were sailing north but unfortunately Gina had left the day before to return to NZ to look after her sister. Dennis and Jim shared what information we had re the cruising notes north of Bundaberg. We are hoping that we will meet them again in SE Asia next year.
Bon voyage Michel et Marianne.
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To: "Michel & Marianne" <mbuttet@gmail.com>
Subject: Darwin
Date: 04 Jul 2012 08:39:27 -0000
From: ZMQ5985

Bonjour nos braves marins!! Et bonjour au brave voilier Sostene aussi. Nous sommes etes tres heureux de recevoir votre email conseillant de votre arrivee a Darwin. Nos grandes felicitations. Comme vous dites c'est un grand voyage de Brisbane a Darwin.
Nous sommes raisonnablement heureux avec notre decision de voyager aux Isles Louisiades en Septembre et retournant a l'Australie en Novembre, encore un peut decevu que nous ne sommes pas avec vous en Darwin. Gina particulerement etait tres desappointee pour vous manque pendant nos voyages divers.
Toutefois nous esperons que nous vous voir en Malaysie peut etre en Novembre 2013. Pour combien de temps resterez-vous en l'Asie? Nous partirons de Townsville en Mai 2013 pour le Sail Indonesie en Juillet 2013.
Nous nous amusons notre sojourn ici a Cairns (Yorkeys Knob) - 15 kilometres au nord de Cairns - et nous avons un peu de travail a faire avec le bateau. Comme toujours!!
Encore nos grandes felicitations et bon voyage a l'Indonesie et Malaysie.
Jim et Gina
P.S. Escusez le Francais mauvais!!
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