Almost there. Today Sue finished off all the prepared meals for the trip.
Yesterday I installed a new start battery. Unfortunately it was faulty. It would not start Imagine. So this morning the battery guy brought back the old start battery and took away the faulty one. He will bring a new battery tomorrow.
It was a challenge getting ashore to swap batteries. We have had winds in excess of 30knt for most of the day and a metre to 1.5 metre of swell. I had to time it just right surfing the waves into shore. Then getting back was even more fun. Trying to drive the dinghy over the pounding waves. No, I didn’t stay very dry.
Back on Imagine I started the engine to charge up the batteries as there has been no sun for the solar panels.
Next problem. The lock on the toilet door broke. I thought I needed to fix it as I don’t think the new crew would like to use the toilet when the door won’t shut.
There was no way get back to shore (no beach left) with the waves crashing onto the break wall. Luckily a friend I phoned was going to Bunnings. I sent him a picture of a lock what I think will work. He will get it to me tomorrow night.
Tomorrow we may have to move to the other side of the peninsula if the weather turns northerly as forecast. We are just waiting for the right weather to sail to Vanuatu but may have to go to Bay of Islands and sign out of there.
Yesterday I installed a new start battery. Unfortunately it was faulty. It would not start Imagine. So this morning the battery guy brought back the old start battery and took away the faulty one. He will bring a new battery tomorrow.
It was a challenge getting ashore to swap batteries. We have had winds in excess of 30knt for most of the day and a metre to 1.5 metre of swell. I had to time it just right surfing the waves into shore. Then getting back was even more fun. Trying to drive the dinghy over the pounding waves. No, I didn’t stay very dry.
Back on Imagine I started the engine to charge up the batteries as there has been no sun for the solar panels.
Next problem. The lock on the toilet door broke. I thought I needed to fix it as I don’t think the new crew would like to use the toilet when the door won’t shut.
There was no way get back to shore (no beach left) with the waves crashing onto the break wall. Luckily a friend I phoned was going to Bunnings. I sent him a picture of a lock what I think will work. He will get it to me tomorrow night.
Tomorrow we may have to move to the other side of the peninsula if the weather turns northerly as forecast. We are just waiting for the right weather to sail to Vanuatu but may have to go to Bay of Islands and sign out of there.