Winemaker

Kinda makes you wonder if the boys head the Southern way , whether they'll meet up with that "spikey" character Gray . He does, after all seem to live in Melbourne.( Interesting fact here it's the only city in the world where the river flows upsidedown ) Great to see Joel and Lisa back in the fray. Hope they'll be a thorn in Mme Bridgets' side . With the story winding up soon , I suspect the next few chapters will be action packed and revealing Great chapter, very thought provoking! Thanks CJ

From the hint at the end of the chapter about the body, I think you could be right. I think Bridget may have forgotten though, that "You can fool some of the people some of the time....... Hopefully Bridget's downfall will bring Jefe and the rest of them with her (maybe something that will make Scar's demise look like childsplay...

Bridget proves again how cunning and evil she can be. Though I was right about the DMSO, poison and Billy (Wondered why CJ made no comments about my posts last chapter ) For me it was Bridget Telling Billy to order "A hearty" meal that made me think he was "condemmned". DMSO does work quickly but the addition of the drugs was brilliant to incapacitate while the poison did it's work.... Another great chapter CJ Tuesday rocks!

So Sanchez's underlings provide the opportunity for the Bridget to finish him off??? Maybe his paranoia has become his undoing...

Here's another one. so it's definitely possible.. Hehe

Solar power is free, although the implementation of it could very well be too expensive for most. Marvin the Martian here does not refer to a cartoon character, but instead is the name for an eco-friendly solar-powered boat. This 50′ solar-powered cruising catamaran comes with 35 sq. meters of photovoltaic panels that are carefully affixed to its roof, providing the vessel with enough juice for it to be self-sufficient. Capable of making full use of its electrical propulsion that offers 30Nm autonomy at 5 kn, it can also achieve achieve a 487Nm autonomy at 9 kn with diesel propulsion. The fact that Marvin the Martian ain’t bad looking either sure helps its case!

I wondered how they dry docked them.... Had a giggle at the name of the boat

A sort of Scandanavian look.......

A nice powered boat is at:.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N90kxMYHJSc

Experienced Italian architect and industrial designer Filippo Taiani presents a project of the 30m cruising catamaran My Way. The My Way concept is the result of the researches, the aim of which was to understand the needs of those who enjoy owning something unique.

Just to clarify.... What better way to get a head to Sanchez than to get it to the other side of the world on a live body. Then do the "separation" just before delivery...???

Apart from his head sorta being useful maybe

Speaking of heads...... I think Billy is in BIIIIIIG trouble Bridget needs that revolver for some reason. Sorry RobV but I recon Billy's usefulness has come to and end

Hmmmm... DMSO has the ability to carry anything including dirt ,germs and poisons into the body through skin contact. Oleander of course, though beautiful is deadly poisonous (all parts of it; leaves, flowers, stems and roots) Rubber gloves for protection, a grater to maybe grate up stems? Large dishes for soaking something in?? All sounds very devious. As per usual Bridget excedes expectations as a master or should I say mistress villain . Great chapter CJ

The story says that the bows on Ares weren't crushed but that the port bow was damaged... quote: "Indian Ocean crossing resulted in bow damage, though unlike you, mine was due to a drunken tourist in a powerboat in the harbor on Rodrigues Island, not a collision in the Southern Ocean,” Rachel said, and Trevor took his mother’s hand again, feeling her shudder. “The port bow was damaged, so I had it temporarily patched up and set sail, staying further north to keep in better weather." Then further along in the story:... Her best friend from school is married to Ned Kelly, and he came up with the plan for disguising Ares as a 57 by making bows for a 57 and building them in. It was Ned who said that the bows were crushed... quote: " “What about using the old bows from Kookaburra?” Trevor asked.“Not possible, mate; I crushed those and got rid of them right after the conversion; they weren’t something I wanted around the yard, due to the questions they could raise, plus the unlikelihood I’d find use for ‘em. One was damaged anyway; you’d be better with new ones. One other thing for you to consider; it’d cost less to go with the 57 bows, and I’ll credit the difference to the deductible, around a thousand dollars.” But Neds reaction was strange when Trevor questioned him on the hulls being finished so soon... Ned is a sneaky person and his word can't be trusted. I still think that this is not a red herring and Atlantis will play a pivotal role in the wind up of this story

Don't forget that the bows were removed from Aries (the boat that Trevor and Shane are on) and possibly fitted to Atlantis. (Greg and Ned? aboard) So the damning evidence if hidden in the bows will certainly not be on Kookaburra (AKA known as Aries) A search by Trevor would be in vain methinks. It is a good thing he kept the gun though... Something tells me that he will use it in the near future.... I think with his very serious underworld connections, that Mr B is headed for oblivion. Gray stikes me as a person who doesn't suffer fools gladly and once he gets word of Mr B's indiscretions, he'll put the contract out...

Thi is the story on the second picture Friday, January 19, 2007 The strangest vessel made its formal premiere Thursday on San Francisco Bay, and it was a sight to see: It looked like a spider, wiggled over the waves like a porpoise, and was fast as the wind. It is named the Proteus, after a Greek god of the sea, and is the first of what might be a long line of wave adaptive modular vessels -- WAM-V for short -- developed by Ugo Conti, an engineer and inventor. Conti calls it "the prototype of a new class of vessel." Using technology developed by Conti's El Cerrito Marine Advanced Research Inc., the WAM-V is "a new class of watercraft ... that delivers a radically new seagoing experience." It has twin hulls, like a catamaran, connected to each other and a control cabin by four metal legs. The legs ride on titanium springs -- like shock absorbers -- that allow the WAM-V to adjust to the surface of the water -- to flex like knees. It has many uses, Conti says. "It can go many thousands of miles to deliver something." It can also enter shallow lagoons in faraway places, help scientists, would be useful in search and rescue operations, and even has some military applications. The Proteus is 100 feet long, 50 feet between the outsides of the twin hulls, and is powered by two 355 horsepower Cummins marine diesels. It displaces 12 tons fully loaded. Fuel is stored in the flexible pontoons, and the vessel, Conti says, has a range of thousands of miles. It can carry 2 tons of cargo, and can be operated by a crew of two. The cabin, which sleeps four, can be lowered into the water -- "like a helicopter landing," Conti said -- and sail off on its own. Conti would not say how much the prototype had cost. "We are still adding that up," said Isabella Conti, the inventor's wife and a vice president of Marine Advanced Research. The couple would also not disclose the vessel's speed, pending full sea trials. "It can go faster than I can run," said Dave Hitz, who said he has invested in the company. Jim Jessie, a yachtsman who has been sailing San Francisco Bay for more than 65 years, has never seen anything like it. "It's different," he said as he watched the Proteus slink over the wake of a passing boat, its hulls flexing. "It wiggles like a porpoise or a whale," he said. That's the whole point, said Conti. Conventional boats cut through the waves. The WAM-V slides over them. "It is not fighting the waves," he said.

Well it certainly looks like Mr B is all washed up... but Bridget still has the recourse of "Gray", whose contact details she wrangled out of Mr B I noticed that Mr B didn't mention having to contact Bridget re: their meeting in Onslow. So Greg etc may be on a wild goose chase if he's headed there. My thoughts are that with the boys headed into Perth that Bridget may head there as well with thoughts of fleeing the country. She may get a nasty surprise if Trevor recognises her at a common location... Say the airport.... maybe... LOL Great chapter again CJ. Like so many others I will miss this story terribly when it's finished

Methinks the story is racing to conclusion. Bridget, being the arch double-crosser she is, has to have a sticky ending planned for Mr B. The big mistake of course was being recognised by Rachel. Nice to know my theory about Mr B's "lessons" was correct! Yay!! Tense ending but not really a cliff hanger as too many things could go right........ If Greg gets the message and sends help. Great chapter CJ

Yep the bows were taken off Aries and by the looks of it they were put onto Atlantis by Ned, who said he had disposed of them....

Boats travel on water and can be stealthily approached in that medium.... Perhaps Mr B is having scuba lessons?? Just a thought... Great chapter CJ, exciting to see all the baddies gathering.

I believe generally that to obtain a firearms licence in Western Australia (Rifle / Shotgun ) it is necessary to obtain written permition from a land owner (farmer etc... Not city or town home owner) to use the firearm on their property. Membership of a rifle club also qualifies. They also do a full police check on the owner. So I think Neds' rats get a reprieve Very interesting that Ned had such a reaction about the bow work on Atlantis...... Hmmmmmm

But Talon Rider if The 2010 award was won by someone else... doesn't that mean that CJ can win the 2011 and 2012 cliffhanger crowns?? Exciting stuff CJ

It's all about history Low Flyer.. Most Pav recipes these days in Australia and New Zealand are pretty much the same and have been since the 1950's The Kiwis assert that Pav was invented there in 1927 whereas the Aussies say that Bert Sasche invented it in 1935 at the Esplanade hotel in Perth Western Australia.. Here's what the experts say.... If they truly believed that a traditional recipe for pavlova existed before that created by Sachse, then their characterization of the meringue and gelatin-based desserts developed in New Zealand before 1935, as being “... to all intents and purposes what we know as a ‘pavlova’ ...”, could not be correct. They are different. It is difficult to accept the Davis gelatin-based dessert and Mrs. McRae’s“meringue cakes”, both created in 1927, as a form of proper pavlova. After reviewing the recipes of the meringue-based, cream-filled and fruit-decorated desserts created in the post- Pavlova era, it is reasonable to conclude that, by 1957, Sachse’s recipe, created in 1935, was recognized as being that for “Traditional Pavlova”.

Of course if the Kiwis cared to look up the recipe of their so called Pavlova They'd find that the original from Kiwiland is not the meringue version that was created in Perth Western Australia. So sorry sheep boys! the pavlova that people know and love is the Australian invention. Great chapter CJ