Very rough is not tempting. 6 to 9 metre high waves. We will stay tied up for a while longer.
Naturally that gave us time to do a few more things and some more tinkering on the boat. The davit hydraulic pack got checked over, the main engine gearbox had a little oil added, the genset got a little more coolant (the level has settled down and stabilised now after the recent coolant change) and the steering gear had a "spanner check" on the key bearings and bolts.We found time to walk the two fluffball dogs (Pip and Poppy) too. Pip looked tired afterwards:
However, the sound of the camera made him instantly inquisitive:
and maybe a little bit cute.
We also had a guided tour of September Moon, a glorious Laurent Giles designed timber yacht. One of the Dorus Mohr class and an award winner when constructed too. She is owned and has been restored by a local Yacht Surveyor and is truly beautiful. Here is a picture of a sister ship to give you an idea:
We will never complain about our polishing workload again when we think of the painting and varnishing involved in looking after her. Well, maybe we will moan, just a little.
What else? Well we had a farewell lunch with waterbus man Steve who presented us with a third cartoon that had instructions about not opening until we were beyond the Sully Island area. So, we cannot offer a picture of it yet. Please contain your understandable excitement until the great reveal is possible.
As a small recompense, here is Bron helping dad steer the waterbus on our last trip with them:
A nice big high pressure system is coming so departure should be soon.
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