RokDok Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 That is very exciting indeed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 One step closer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonj Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Woo Hoo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrus Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Do you have iceberg insurance? You never know 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Happily Dennis handles all the insurance, iceberg or not. Sofa from Italy and KKs both due in early December. So if all goes to plan we will have an early Christmas and Santa can sail past our house this year. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted November 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 I am preparing for the arrival of my KKs. House has been painted, space cleared on shelves and this weekend we will do a winter tidy of the garden to make space now that the scaffolding for the painting is down. @sovsroc's post reminded me about the challenge with getting KKs off the pallet when an extra pallet is inserted under the one that the KK is packed on in Indonesia. I have written to agent to see if the extra pallet can be removed before delivery. He is looking into it. I have been avoiding tracking my vessel..up to now. I wanted to avoid stress and I thought it would be great to get the email, out of the blue, to tell me that my KKs have finally arrived in the UK. However, I couldn't resist and I looked up the tracking for the vessel day before yesterday. It is the MOL Treasure and even in a couple of days, the ETA to Rotterdam has slipped by half a day. Patience is indeed a virtue. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 NOW Tekobo I’m interested in knowing what you have ordered?If I engaged too early, I’d be fatigued by now....... but now, I’m excited, for your surprise.What should we expect?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted November 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 17 minutes ago, Basher said: NOW Tekobo I’m interested in knowing what you have ordered? If I engaged too early, I’d be fatigued by now....... but now, I’m excited, for your surprise. What should we expect? No secret there - a 16, a 23 and a 32. As for fatigue? It is not possible to be fatigued while you are waiting for a KK, or three. Dennis sent me photos of the finished KKs in September and I have been sneaking a look at them now and again to remind myself of what is coming my way. You can't buy love but you can sure buy KK happiness! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alimac23 Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Exciting times indeed tekobo! I can’t wait to see what you eventually with, when they arrive!What’s the first cook for both of them going to be?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 3! Wow...... but there are 7 days in a week!Now it’s all about the tile/ pebble colour choice.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted November 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, alimac23 said: What’s the first cook for both of them going to be? Yes, I am very excited. No, I have not thought about the first cook at all. I just received a lovely selection of rubs from @tony b and will certainly plan one of them into my first cook. We have just had the announcement of tiers to follow our current lockdown. We had been in tier 1 for months but are now in tier 2. No friends indoors but you can meet in a group of up to six outdoors. The KKs will provide a perfect excuse to gather in the garden. 1 hour ago, Basher said: Now it’s all about the tile/ pebble colour choice. Yes. It is. 🤭 Edited November 26, 2020 by tekobo 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted November 26, 2020 Report Share Posted November 26, 2020 Waiting with baited breath! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted November 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 So near and yet so far. The MOL Treasure will be going by near Portsmouth, where I live, in the next hour or so on its way to Rotterdam. Should be heading back my way in a day or two. The Husband says there is no point going down to the sea front to see if I can see the ship go by. He reckons it will be about 20 miles out at sea. Boo. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 Binoculars, honey!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted November 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 55 minutes ago, tony b said: Binoculars, honey!! Small matter of darkness and the fact that the Isle of Wight is between my vantage point and the ship means that I will stick to tracking the ship online! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 If it weren't for the blocked view, I'd have suggested infrared night vision goggles!! LOL! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troble Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 @tekobo congratulations- I just caught up on this thread. Can’t wait to see what your ordered, but also equally curious as to what you plan to cook first to show off your newfound setup. Any ideas? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted December 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 8 hours ago, Troble said: @tekobo congratulations- I just caught up on this thread. Can’t wait to see what your ordered, but also equally curious as to what you plan to cook first to show off your newfound setup. Any ideas? Thanks @Troble. I genuinely haven't thought much about my first cook. Having had KKs before, it doesn't feel like a "first" cook either. I think bread followed by pizzas on the 32 is going to be the first big test of whether I made the right choice in moving up a size. Being able to get three loaves on at once with steam will be great and I can a) crank it up a little for the pizzas and b) use that cook as a test of Dennis' factory burn in. All good. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekobo Posted December 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) Super exciting. If all goes to plan, my ship will come in tomorrow. It has spent the last few days pootling around in the sea, waiting for a berth at port. This is the plot for the last 24 hours: Here is its path into port at Southampton: And if I get up early enough to catch it at the right point in its journey, the point on the map named "Southsea" is about ten minutes's walk from my house and I can watch to see my ship go by. Exciting. Edited December 7, 2020 by tekobo 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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