Day 39 to 40 - Abell Point Marina

The weather remained pretty average for the next few days with rain squalls and strong winds. Clearly the weather gods do not read the tourist literature as this is meant to be the time of year when the sun shines, the breezes are gentle and one can do nothing better than sit outside and work on the tan. Must the be the bloody politicians! They just can't get anything right these days!

We used the time to clean the boat and do some essential maintenance not to mention shopping for the Rally. I also used the time for some daily teleconferences on several work matters.

The tides at Airlie are not enormous but they are certainly sufficient to beach a large cat and work on the hull as we witnessed one day at Shingley Beach near the marina. If only we could do it that easily on Lake Macquarie!