Peace before the weekend...
We’ve made the uphill trek into Crows Nest a couple of times mainly because there is a Whitworths store, for you non-boating people that is the yachties’ equivelant to Bunnings hardware store. There is always something that needs repairing, replacing or replenishing on the boat and Mike loves it!!!
We also took a train ride to the nearest Bunning store to buy a solar garden light. No I haven’t gone crazy and planted a vegie patch in the cockpit. We learnt from fellow yachties that a solar light works really well for an anchor light, which must always be on at night when at anchor. So, to save on battery power we now have a garden light on a pole on the stern…works very well too.
We had a delicious feed of fish the other evening, fresh from the harbour. We didn’t catch it, a couple of guys in a little fishing dinghy nearby did! They pulled up next to us and asked if we would like it as they had only caught the one and they didn’t think it was worth taking home. So, on went the BBQ and on went the fish….yum… we tried not to thnk of all the dioxins.
Mike relegated to the dinghy for cleaning the fish
Ben arrived yesterday for a visit - this time armed with a BOX of red wine instead of just a bottle!! I think we are going to have to sign up for membership with A.A. when we get back. We took a bit of a sail (motor) around the harbour which was a bit hairy as there were Motor Boats of the very large kind, Jet thingys that behaved like rollercoasters on water, and numerous Ferries of various shapes and sizes. It was lovely sailing back under the bridge though.
Mike and I have really settled into this life of boating. Our days are filled with a variety of chores and entertainments. Mike enjoys keeping the boat in good working order and I find it a full time job keeping things clean and tidy. As you can imagine everything must be kept in its place when you live in such a confined space. This morning I spent some time re-oiling all of the teak in the forward cabin which is our bedroom. There is a lot of teak throughout the boat so I try to do one area at a time otherwise it would be a very big job.
As you can see, I am taking very nicely to not having a job at the moment. Working on the boat isn’t like working at all……I love it!!
It’s not all work, far from it. We spend time listening to the radio and most evenings watch the news on TV. I’m really into Sudoku and crosswords and when at anchor we often take the dinghy ashore and do some exploring. There is a lovely park and lots of walking traks on shore here at
Jo
Some of our neighbours at HMAS Waterhen in Balls Head Bay
