Since she was 5 weeks old, Lucy had sailed around the Indian and Pacific Oceans with her parents, Mark and Kylie Jackson, visiting places like Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Australia, Indonesia, Borneo, Singapore and Malaysia.
But now she has turned 5, her parents have lowered the mainsail and returned to New Zealand so she can attend Flagswamp School. And it is no coincidence they have decided to settle in the Waikouaiti area.
Lucy's great, great, great-grandfather Thomas Kennard was the first white boy to be born in Otago and was one of the early settlers who helped establish Waikouaiti.
He was born soon after his parents arrived in the area on the brig Magnet in April 1840 with Johnny Jones, who had bought a large tract of land from the local iwi to form a settlement to coincide with his whaling station at Waikouaiti.
Mr Kennard grew up as part of a group of settlers who established a farm called Matanaka, so the settlement could be self-supporting.
A book titled The First White Boy Born in Otago, by H. Beattie, describes Thomas Kennard, who died aged 95, as "evidently a man of character, with a splendid memory, keen observation and very outspoken".
Flagswamp School teacher Wendy Oats said Lucy was "a very bubbly, garrulous little person. Intellectually, she's very capable".
"She's also quite adventurous like the rest of her family."
Lucy said she was enjoying school and being around children her own age, but missed being on the boat.
Some of her favourite memories were riding on a carousel in Malaysia, snorkeling among sea turtles, and being chased by monkeys in Borneo.
"I didn't like Indonesia. Old ladies kept pinching my cheeks all the time. It got boring."
Mr Jackson said their stop was only temporary. Once Lucy had received a good foundation in her education, the family would set sail again and she would be home-schooled, he said.
