14 July 2014, Coffs Harbour
Don’t you love a great quote? How’s this: ‘Bizarre travel plans are dancing lessons from God’ ~Kurt Vonnegut. Way to go, Kurt! Just about sums up this latest trip…. First things first. Ressie is resplendent – new paint, new saildrives, newly broke owner. The downside? I’m a bit precious, basically, waiting for that first big scratch or ding. Still, no excuse to stay home now the spaceship is recommissioned. And it is COLD. Time to head north. What better way to start than a perfectly-timed southerly that blew us to Coffs Harbour under double reefed headsail, loping along at an extremely comfortable 9 knots? Ok, we got sunshine, but its still cold…. The agenda? First north till warmth. Then a slow trip to the Whitsundays in time for the Airlie Beach Race Week, then the Magnetic Island Race Week, and then off to the Louisiades. Animal Mike has purchased a new (bigger and better) line. Why we’d want bigger fish is beyond me, and when he tries to explain it, I glaze over. [So have YOU ever tried fishing tackle small talk?]. standing by on channel 16.