The Nautical Easter Egg Hunt

"Life without chocolate is life lacking something important" - Marcia Colman Morton & Frederic Morton 

There can be a total difference in working lives; University life offers weekends, Public Holidays, flexitime and a feeling of work/life balance. Even my office computer had Tientos as a screensaver and a model yacht as decor to reinforce that balance.

Yachts prevail, even at work

Trips away also give you a feeling of disconnect from being 'overworked', and I enjoyed my work sojourns to Nhulunbuy. 

Still working and enjoying the view at the Gove Yacht Club

Conversely, the problem with being a live-aboard Marina Lockmaster is, as Keith discovered, the need to be available 24/7. However his 'lock' office has far better views.

Keith's office at the Lock

'Lock-monstering' does not equate to a 'life' nor offer too many opportunities to go sailing. We reconciled this by affirming we were 'cruisers' and not 'day sailors'. 
Easter was an exception and with lots of notice we managed to cast off the marina shackles, with our granddaughter, Skye from Melbourne, aboard, and head for Crab Claw Island for the long weekend. 
Crab Claw Island is not really an island, but a point of land known as Brown Point on the southern side of Bynoe Harbour. Having its beginnings in 1985 when yachtsman and developer, Peter Cantwell, developed the airstrip and resort, it became popular with yachties for any long weekend break.
Knowing Skye was coming aboard gave me time to organise an Easter Egg Hunt based on all things nautical as her clues will show.

Clue 1

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Clue 5

Skye at the helm leaving Darwin

Dinner at Crab Claw Island Resort

Even Granddaughters have crew duties

Another 'Titanic' moment

Easter was a special time enjoying time with Skye aboard Tientos, out of the Marina.