Today was BBQ day at the sailing club .The whole fleet was together apart for a couple of boats still up the river.Some in Double Cove and some in Mill Bay.
The wind came around a bit in the night and we were moving a bit but our hosts big red buoys made good fenders.
We stuck it out as the convenience for carting gear ashore and loading the new crews stuff far outweighed a bit of up and down.
As usual Biggs and Cheroz were up early and walked around to the club before I was up.Blogging takes a bit of time with one finger.Left hand at that.
We stripped the beds and loaded all the used linen along with my clothes into the doby bag.They cleaned up the boat,we had turned the friges off the night before.They have an automatic defrost feature which is rather inconvenient as you never really know when it might happen,one day into the leg from the Tamar.
I collected single and two dollar coins and set off for the laundry.Was lucky there were two machines empty .Loaded them up and returned to the boat for brunch.
The relief crew were due after 11.30 so we had time to get Masterpiece ship shape ,most bags packed now.
Back to the laundry to find Julie from Geelong was there.She had put a load in and was waiting,they were at the Fisherman's jetty further up the bay and too far to nick back to.It was then I had a bit of luck,there are three driers,I got the single old one.The double ones are hopeless.Probably take an hour and a half to dry a load,must be something wrong with them.
Put one lot in and hung around talking.I did not want to loose my machine to do the second load.
Got my second load on a real backlog now three or four people waiting.Dave Norman sitting outside on the bench moaning about the cold weather,Cooky going crook about him,seems to have dropped his bundle,no BBQ for him,in bed !
Returned to the boat to find the crew patiently waiting for Ross and Simmo,got a call 30 minutes away.
They went into action and took all their gear ashore ,we sat under the booking office verandah out of the wind and in the sun,quite pleasant but they wanted to get going.
It did not take long to unload the BMW with eight people carrying stuff.Ross unpacked the eskis to go back and after some good byes they were away.
The new crew settled in and after a while we went around to the BBQ which had been going for a while.The wind was cold but the club has a big " west coast" stove burning Huon pine scraps and an inside cooker as well,quite a popular place,only the die hards outside.Wandered around talking to the different groups while Ross cooked our snags.First timers taking advantage to ask questions about things they were not sure of,their excitement to get to Davey quite evident.
I had a talk to Ross's brother in law who has joined us for the trip on the walk back.Inspected the fish farm feeder gear as we passed.Much expenditure there.
Back on the boat for a coffee,I suggested we go up the river for the night as it looked like Sunday would be the earliest we could attempt the trip to Davey.No fishing boat movement so if they are staying put so are we.
Need some bread so they wandered over to Banjos a bit late,up to the shop then.
We pulled out at about six,don't think we will get right up but can anchor if need be.The light gradually faded and after hitting a reasonably large log decided to anchor for the night as Simmo was getting hungry and needling Ross about his dinner.It was quite dark when we lit the BBQ.
Turned in about ten thirty.
A bit wet.
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