Monday 04.01.2010
1600hrs: Motor sailed on to Simpsons Bay. Dropped anchor at the North end at 43.24S and 147.35E close in to the beach and in company with several other yachts... Nice and snug from the breeze.
All the boys went ashore to walk across the island to the ocean side. It’s about a 1000 metres. I remained on anchor watch and got ready for dinner.
The flathead fillets proved a very welcome starter
for a dinner of roast lamb with rosemary and of course the traditional Pink Eyes. The boys all returned by pre dinner drinks time and we all enjoyed a leisurely dinner followed by the usual red wine.
Overnight the wind died and we enjoyed a beautiful anchorage.
Tuesday 05.01.2010
0900hrs: Late breakfast onboard with bacon and eggs courtesy of Gouldie and after a bit of a tidy up we set of on our journey further down channel.
The weather picture has confirmed our original expectation that the best window for the west coast will be a departure early Thursday morning... so we will overnight tonight within reach or Recherche Bay either at Dover or Southport a little further down.
1030hrs: up anchor and off further down the channel. We reached across to Dover and tied up at the fishing wharf at about midday. Gouldie, Brooksie and Champ go ashore to top up our fresh our provisions and to see if there was any chance we could snatch a cray or two.
That left Ralph and I on board. Ralph set off to chat up a couple of lobster fishers from a nearby boat and see if he could scam a cray. After about an hour or so he returned with a grin from ear to ear... see his prize below...
Ant when the boys returned from the shopping trip they unveiled their prize... three little tiddlers that together weighed about 1.5Kg and cost $145.00 yep real Aussie dollars....
So the afternoon was spent preparing the above and having a few dinner drinks in anticipation of the wonderful repast that awaited us for dinner.
We also ran into the famous Tasmanian sailing couple Jeremy Firth & Penny St Clair and WHO SAIL A BILGE COOLED YACHT called Rosinante ... not sure of the spelling. I first met them on the Circumnavigation a few (possibly four years ago) with Michael on Drina and in close company with Erich Broselle (erich.brosell@transproduct.com.au )
Erich is the proud owner of a beautiful Baltic Yacht named Holger Danske... He’s entered in the next circumnavigation and is a born sailor. He’s a hero of wooden boats locally.
If you are interested in a really detailed description of the 2005 circumnavigation then I suggest you follow this link:
1500hrs: Having secured an invitation for a BBQ at Penny and Jeremy’s on our return leg we slipped our lines ad set off for Rabbit Island for the night.
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