Compromise to End the Shutdown

Even though we are half way around the world we hear a lot of the BS that is the US goverenment shutdown. Compromise is the only way to end the government shutdown. I have a plan. Offer up a bi-partisan bill that builds the wall with matching grants. These will work much like the NPR pledge week matching grants where you call in and pledge $100. Your pledge is then matched by a corporate donor for a total of $200. The bill will offer the full 5.7 billion dollars for the wall in a kind of installment plan. For each billion dollars Trump gets Mexico to pay for the wall Congress will match it with a billion. This should really satisfy everyone and open up the government. Trump gets to meet two of his campaign promises at the same time: build a grand wall and Mexico will pay for it. The Democrats get to offer up a true comprise while being fiscally responsible by only potentially spending 50% of our money on the wall money. And the Republicans get to do what they like best, offer up legislation that doesn’t actually do anything.
Paul

Wineglass Bay

We made it to Tassie. 2 and 1/4 days with a mix of motoring and lightwind sailing. Got an enthuisastic greeting from the dolphins on entering Wineglass Bay. We’ll be here for a couple of days then continue on toward Hobart.
Paul

Enroute to Tasmania

We made it down the south east coast of Australia to Eden. (Blog with some pics coming). Eden is the typical jumping off point to cross the infamous Bass Strait to Tasmania. Popularly infamous due to the Sydney-Hobart Race disaster that occurred a few decades ago. The race starts each year on Boxing Day, the day after Christmas. So the racers take what ever weather they get. For us and most cruisers you sit in Eden carefully watching the weather. This year the weather windows are short, changing every few days.
We left yesterday on the two day passage with our destination in Tasmania as Wineglass Bay, about halfway down the east coast.

Right now we are just about at the halfway point. Its been a mix of motor 6 hours, sail 4 hours for most of the trip. Hope to arrive tomorrow morning.

This evening we are now at about 40* south after a full day of sailing in light W to SW winds. That's the equivalent of being about 120 miles north of San Francisco but in the southern hemisphere.

current position can be seen here: http://www.farkwar.com/boats/georgia



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