We woke up very tired from the previous day. Long distance sailing is tiresome.
After a lazy breakfast we went for a walk into town and had lunch. We needed the walk although it was very hot. We found a food hall in the central shopping centre and had lunch and purchased a few supplies from the supermarket and we walked back to the yacht and had a lay down to catch a few winks.
After a lazy breakfast we went for a walk into town and had lunch. We needed the walk although it was very hot. We found a food hall in the central shopping centre and had lunch and purchased a few supplies from the supermarket and we walked back to the yacht and had a lay down to catch a few winks.
The yacht next door invited us for drinks which was interrupted
by a rather large hail storm. We were inside the yacht having drinks and it
sounded like someone was throwing stones at the yacht continuously. It lasted
for about 10 mins and it went away and the sky cleared up. It appears that hail
storms were right through NSW as Sydney got some and Port Stephens got some
too.
After drinks Bruce and I went to the Yacht Club for dinner where
we ordered a whole snapper deep fried with a rather nice salt and pepper
coating. Delicious and washed down with a bottle of red.
Whole deep fried salt and pepper snapper!!
Done
That is two great meals we have had at Coffs Harbour Yacht Club.
The big southerly that was expected to come did not eventuate.
It was a very mild southerly wind and a mild sunny day and I spent my time catching
up on boat chores in preparation for tomorrows departure. Bruce visited friends
in Coffs Harbour and returned for an afternoon nap.
I scrubbed the bottom of the
yacht so that I could get max speed going home. I really don’t want to be out
there any longer than we have to. Any growth will slow us down and did not want
that to happen.
Tomorrow we have 220 NM to travel
home. If we leave at 6am Saturday morning, we should be home by 6pm Sunday
night. If the weather and the sea is kind.
Billabong hosted drinks for our neighbours and we all went to
the local Vietnamese restaurant for a great meal. The walk back to the yacht
marina was cool which gave us an indication that tomorrows 6am start will be a
cool one.
Back on the yacht we readied the yacht for a 6 am departure and
set the alarm for 5am.
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