* Ray and Sandy Entwistle from Sydney, Australia
recently sent us a sweet note regards Bob Riggle and his friend Phyllis Macay-
"Hi Stu & Jeff- We were devastated to hear about Bob and Phyllis
last week as the news filtered through. We had the pleasure of meeting
them when they stayed with us before catching a plane back to the USA
during there circumnavigation on their J/109 GAIA and had regular email
contact since then. If you know anyone in the family or friends please
pass on our condolences. They certainly touched a lot of people
worldwide including ourselves. Below is an extract from their website
when we caught up with them. Phyllis was commenting on their visit with
us:
"I had another one of those 'destiny' moments. I made airline
reservations for Bob and I to go home to the States and ended up with a
17 hour lay-over in Sydney. So I thought …OK…line up a talkative taxi
driver, find a hotel for the night, and go on tour of the city. I swear
the next day we get an email from Ray. "You don't know us but we are
the J-Boat dealer in Sydney and we follow your adventures on the
website. If you ever find yourself in Sydney you must let us be your
tour guide and you must spend the night at our home." Bingo!! We had
the most delightful time with Ray and Sandra Entwistle. Ray started out
racing Flying 18's which require very high energy, athletic men (sorry
my lady sailor friends it appears way too crazy for most women) who race
these sleek boats through treacherous waters. The next morning during
breakfast at their lovely home I got up close and personal with the wild
lorikeets (pictured above) and watched a family of Cockatoos acting silly. Ray escorted
us around the city and we went to the north entrance to Sydney Harbour (pictured here).
Everyone knows the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, but do you know
what the entrance to the harbour looks like from sea? The coastline is
very steep and jagged sandstone with a 2 mile long entry. You could see
the Emerald City just over the next hill and it looked so inviting.
Before we knew it we were off to the airport for the 12 hour flight to
San Francisco."
* Ray and Sandy Entwistle from Sydney, Australia
recently sent us a sweet note regards Bob Riggle and his friend Phyllis Macay-
"Hi Stu & Jeff- We were devastated to hear about Bob and Phyllis
last week as the news filtered through. We had the pleasure of meeting
them when they stayed with us before catching a plane back to the USA
during there circumnavigation on their J/109 GAIA and had regular email
contact since then. If you know anyone in the family or friends please
pass on our condolences. They certainly touched a lot of people
worldwide including ourselves. Below is an extract from their website
when we caught up with them. Phyllis was commenting on their visit with
us: