Some crew tried the shower ,some shaved ,some did not. I can vouch for thr shower ,nice and hot and part of the toilet. It faces aft at the back of the wheelhouse and so has the least movement of the accomodation.the door is never shut so it also has a really good view.
The cooks decided a BBQ for lunch with a superior salad.The reasoning being it does not get any better than this at sea so we should have our main meal at lunch time.At the speed we travel the conditions could be worse by evening.
Rod worked out the fuel at Ceduna and found we have dropped back to just over 7 liters a mile after pulling back for the weather on the last leg again. A couple of knots seems to make quite a difference to the consumption .We are going to try fo about 15 knots on this leg.
Uneventful afternoon,watches suspend during the day ,people step up when they feel like it to have a steer.
Cheroz brewed up a nice sweet and sour chicken as we were back to bowls for dinner ,the weather having deteriorated a bit,overcast with showers.
Later on we rounded a cape and the rest of the night was quite good.
Rod and Cheroz had to avoid a ship on their watch ur otherwise an uneventful night.
Biggs and I were were on watch when we rounded Kangaroo Island at dawn, Mick and Bruv took over so. We went down for an hour.
Gradually came out of the shelter of the island and as there was a fresh Norherly blowing we are jumping about a bit.Breakfast is a bit of a challenge when it is like this,today Cheroz s cooking the toast,Mick. Is spreading and Biggs is making sure Mick can keep up to thr counter,a difficult job as he needs both hands.
Not far to go now to Robe,ETA 4pm.
Getting the miles down now,can see King Island when you scale the plotter out.
We use a combination of the plotter which came with boat in the form of a computer which we are learning to use ,if you press the wrong icon yo can end up with a mess.
Mick and Rod use their phones and I use my iPad to back up the plotter,handy for checking and planning,
Refueling at Ceduna
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