We woke in the morning and I heard on the ABC radio that
sever storm cells were expected to hit the Goldcoast/Brisbane area at around
1pm. I checked the weather forecast on the internet and winds to 40 knots were
expected with damaging hail.
I rang Raby bay marina and they had a spare berth so it was
time seek shelter. We raised the anchor at 9am and headed into a strong 25 knot
northerly for the short trip across the bay to the marina. The tide was running
out against the wind so the trip was interesting with a bit of green water over
Billabong.
Once in the marina it was well sheltered and all the shops
and restaurants of Raby Bay are only meters away. The train station is a 5
minute walk away so any required trips to Brisbane are made very easy. It is a
very nice place and we will put this on the visit list for future if provisioning
is required.
I rang my long time friends Colin and Jo Taggart to see if we can catch up and before
I knew it we were invited to their place just around the corner for a BBQ. We
had a great night catching up with them and swapping news. All their four
children have grown up, all with University degrees and one has married so I am
sure they will have lots of grandchildren to look after in years to come.
The storm did eventuate and we did get some heavy rain and
strong wind but the main cell passed south of us.
Again we drank more than needed but it did help to get a
solid night’s sleep in a very calm marina.
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