Post #759491 by EroTiki on Sun, Feb 21, 2016 9:56 PM

I know you posted this ages ago and I only came across it when I ran a yahoo search...absolutely brilliant...to reconnect a few memories.
I've often wondered what happened to the Sandgroper, its acerbic owner Colin Forbes, businessman, yachtie, who between his georgeous wife Kathy and himself cooked up some great meals which we served to well heeled guests who enjoyed being verbally abused by Colin.
I'm not sure I remember Brian, just a lovely blonde waitress/potter.
That was back in 1980-81.
Those were great days, a time I am writing about. I used to walk to work from my shack on Ala Eke after days on the water.

Thanks for posting this, it is lost community history!

After reading your post I delved a little further and found that Colin died at age 60 in 1987 and there is a New Zealand "Colin Forbes Memorial Trophy" given out annually by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron at Aukland....

Apropos Tiki stuff. I sold all my small Tiki carvings to tourists to make ends meet before I got into house painting....wish I had kept a record of them....oh well one has to live life while one can which often means letting go as some of us know
Take care bra
CC