We had a very good time with B, B and family on board. They brought huge cool boxes with all the food including a large bowl of enormous prawns and it was all cooked and ready to go on the table, great. There was a beach just across the road from the marina so we splashed in the surf or just sat in the shade and watched the world on holiday. Went for a pre-breakfast swim on the 25th, and at 6am there were lots of people breakfasting and BBQing under the trees behind the beach. What a different world.
The fly in the ointment was that the dinghy didn't arrive as promised. We think it is in the depot in Brisbane, but Mon is a public holiday to make up for 26th being a Sat. so nothing happens until Tues. Then not enough time to get to Sydney for new year. So B and B very kindly offered to take delivery of it and put it on their roof rack and drive it to wherever we are by then, which is a very noble offer - particularly as after we left they texted us to say that their little cottage outside Brisbane was flooded and they had had to evacuate! Seems no damage done, just wet.
So we are 218 miles from Sydney at 11am on Mon 28th. There's a current going our way so we have been making good speed except for the last few hours with no wind at all. A fair bit of rain which keep the decks clear of salt anyway.
Position 30 39.584 S and 153 15.916 E Temp a pleasant 20C No fish.
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