Thursday and Friday were taken up with re-provisioning and trying to find a service kit for our Jabsco electric toilet. Abell Point Marina has a free courtesy car that can be booked for 1.5 hours. It is a very nice, new Hi-Lux 4WD ute. Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club (SICYC - aka 'Shaggers') also has two courtesy vehicles that can be booked for 3 hours. They are ex-taxis with over 570,000km on the clock but work just fine. Between them we were able to get our shopping done and eventually track down the service kit. The local Home Hardware store in Cannonvale has a massive boating section with a very impressive range of spare parts.
On Friday Pete left us to return to his home, family and own boat. It was sad to see him go - he is a great friend, a great sailor and a mean hand in the galley. While Cath and I could have done the trip on our own, having Pete with us made for a much faster and safer passage. We hope that he gets to do the trip again on his own boat.
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