Wednesday 7th September
We were up early, had breakfast and hauled anchor. Cruised down the river and pulled into the fuel dock at Rivergate. That was expensive. We then moved to the next pier were we waited for customs to clear us. It took three of them to check our passports and give us two pieces of paper that said we can go (one of them was in training).
We are now departing Brisbane for the last time for a while. It’s taken most of the day to get out of the shipping channel and into open water. With light fading we have reefed the main for safety although the winds are light.
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We were up early, had breakfast and hauled anchor. Cruised down the river and pulled into the fuel dock at Rivergate. That was expensive. We then moved to the next pier were we waited for customs to clear us. It took three of them to check our passports and give us two pieces of paper that said we can go (one of them was in training).
We are now departing Brisbane for the last time for a while. It’s taken most of the day to get out of the shipping channel and into open water. With light fading we have reefed the main for safety although the winds are light.
Sent from Iridium Mail & Web.
Safe passage! I’ll be following your progress on map & anxiously awaiting your blog updates! Wishing you good weather, easy sailing & lotsa love ❤️ 😍
Congratulations, all the best for fair weather and an easy run across the Tasman