Monday 30th August.
We got up early this morning, which was not Lydia’s best time. When asked how she was this morning the answer was ” vertical-ish “. That was all we got for the first hour.
The weather forcast was for 10 to 15 knots of wind, so we set off with the mizzen and gennekar. But struggled with only 6 knots of wind for the first hour. Eventually the wind picked up and we switched to mizzen, main and headsail. We raced back to Airlie Beach at a respectable 6knots.
Arriving back at Airlie we headed straight to the marina and the fuel dock. Unfortunately there was a queue so we had to go out of the marina and anchor for an hour before being able to try again.
In the mean time Alison disembarked after an enjoyable 8 days on Imagine. After making our way into the marina’s fuel dock and safely exiting after just a top up of 400 litres, we anchored in the usual spot here in Airlie.
That left the afternoon for Vince and Lydia to pack. Vince is giving Lydia a lift down south to meet up with her parents for a couple of weeks. She is abandoning ship! Deserting us! It will be good for her to catch up with family.
Tomorrow we do the laundry and restock the boat ready for two new crew / friends arriving on the 1st and sailing with us for a week.
