Today was a most civilised day, by yachtie standards at least. We departed Urangan Harbour under crystal clear skies and a gentle SE breeze at 0630 for a 40 NM run up to Port Bundaberg. The new genoa looked beautiful and we settled down to a steady 8 KTS skating across lovely turquoise water. Unfortunately the breeze eventually died and a motor came to the rescue allowing us to motor sail the rest of the way. After politely giving way to a 560' freighter we entered the port and found our berth. The folks here at the the marina are friendly +++ and Pete and Cath were able to hitch a lift to the local shopping centre for a bit of a top up. I had to stay at home and work on the boat which largely involved spending money on new genoa blocks etc etc. At least I was able to find excuses to not pull the toilet apart to replace the joker valve. Perhaps tomorrow....
There is a Fisherman's Co-op here and their speciality is Spanner Crabs so I had no choice but to try the local fare as an entree. Suffice to say it was exquisite - even if I did do the cooking myself. pete cooked the main meal of spag bog.
We are not sure whether we will press on or stay for a while - tomorrow morning'
s forecast will tell.
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