I’m hoping that the sea state is a little more settled too. Likely take off early for Portland tomoz.
The troops are getting restless but the wind has not no finished with us yet. Unfortunately, you have to order crayfish early in the day if you want it for dinner, but the various meals we had were pretty delish. It was very well patronised and it was lucky that Don had booked earlier. The highlight of the day was dinner at the historic Caledonia Hotel which has been beautifully restored. They’re limestone cliff and heavily eroded with caves and hollows. There are plenty of signs warning not to go near the cliff edges and it’s easy to see why, if you walk along the beaches underneath. Suitably caffeinated, I set off to find the bike path around the southern coastline. Outside, the building blends into its industrial setting, but inside is an elegant treasure trove of tea & coffee accoutrements, gifts, a coffee shop and the roastery(?) at the back. To escape the boat, I took the bike and rode to the back bocks to Mahalia Coffee Roasters. I had to spread eagle across it as Mel adjusted the restraints. Gradually the wind crept up to gusts of 30 kts and the jib tried to escape. Yesterday, Don & I had another go at stitching the solar strip back onto the headsail. It was perfect timing.Īfter catch up snoozes we sailed up the bay and back into the waiting pen. Good judgement got the better of the need for relief and we forged on to the heads, entering at 2 am at slack. The 3 m swells were no problem until consideration was given, by the somewhat sea sick captain, to entering Apollo Bay harbour. We met up with lots of friends and got to see some of the acts.įrom Port Fairy onward, we were able to sail. After a great sundowners, we got up early and again motored to Port Fairy where we got a berth on the wharf, a few hundred meters from the entrance to the Folk Festival. They had sailed across from Albany to Kangaroo Island, in one big jump, despite storms. We also met a couple, Steve and Jenny, in their big steel Roberts 53, Ellebo. On arriving at Portland we met our new friends, Ryan and Elizabet from Adelaide, on Riversea, who had sailed, tacking way out, and, to their delight, nearly bumping into a big whale. The wind, did not play ball and we mostly motored into it.
We then set off in a much more settled sea for Portland. I got 2 lovely crayfish which we devoured the second day.
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