Basically - aargh. And, aaargh. And, to quote the Doctor, what?! And also, why?

Tomorrow's climax looks likely to be, erm, climatic.

I'm at my parents' house. They've just bought a shiny new flat screen HD TV. Tonight's episode of Torchwood looked absolutely stunning. If you have HD, watch this series in it.

If you don't, watch it anyway - I really, really enjoyed it. Not going to give spoilers away, but it was funny, spooky, and there were some great character moments, particularly for Ianto and Jack. Supporting cast were awesome. Can't wait for the rest.

Well, I'm in Rarotonga at last - after a pretty horrible flight actually. We had some nasty turbulence and all the while I was looking down at a nice Force 6/7 sea below and thinking it was perfect sailing weather. I normally don't have too much of a problem with turbulence but yesterday it was pretty unpleasant. However I slept like a log, it's warm, and I'm off to Aitutaki this afternoon for five nights and doing nothing.

I just wish the ship and her crew were here too.

None of us actually saw the wave that ended the Søren Larsen's voyage to Rarotonga. Those of us on watch, standing aft by the helm, had automatically looked away when the helmsman Boris remarked “wave coming”. Those in the deckhouse were preparing breakfast and those below were asleep, or catching a few more minutes in the warmth of their bunks.

( The tale continues ... )

Pictures are on Flickr as usual and I'll be adding more videos tomorrow hopefully.

I had a "Planet of the Dead" thought last night. ( Cut for PotD spoilers and future speculation. )

We finished our refit today - after a month of very hard work, the awnings came off, the staging came down and Soren Larsen looks like a ship again. At high tide tomorrow we set off for the Bay of Islands where we'll get fuel, a few more people, and clear Customs. On Friday, we set sail for Rarotonga. Again. Hopefully this time, after all the work that's been done on filling in seams and plugging leaks, we'll get there! I'll check in again when/if we do. :)