A mainland anchorage tonight, Portland Roads. Only possible to get to shore at high tide and we've missed that and will be off tomorrow so are taking it easy on board. Caught another mackerel today, so no lack of fresh fish.
Forgot to mention yesterday that a couple of largish ribs with double powerful outboards came into the anchorage. They came beside us for a chat and it appears they are circumnavigating Australia in aid of polio eradication. What a trip, in open boats where they sleep and presumably cook, only a sun awning over them. They have a website - followtheyellowboatroad.com which would be worth having a look at.
For the last three days we have been travelling in company with a couple of Swedish boats, one of which is very similar speed to us. When crossing the Pacific there was a boat called Kelsey, and Catch Kelsey became our aim as we got a little closer each day. Now it is Hocus Pocus we have to catch, so it's Hammer Hocus! We beat him yesterday but he was first in today by a few minutes.
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