Saturday 07/07/2012
The
weather is not the best at the moment last night and most of the morning we
have had high winds and drizzle rainfalls. Wind speeds at Hamilton Island are
around 30 to 34 knots SSE to SE. I feel sorry for the people that are here for
the school holidays as the winds have been strong all week which really whips
up the seas in Whitsunday Passage and restricts the amount of anchorages that
you can safely go.
I must say that where we are offers the best protection
during these winds as the mainland gives protection, we are not experiencing
the winds that Hamilton Island are getting, we still get bullets of wind from
time to time but probably not what we would be getting in places like Cid
Harbour.
These winds will remain until around the middle of next week
and before then they are turning easterly so we may have to look elsewhere for
cover.
Needless to say we are not doing much. Thursday I went to
the doctors to get checked for sun spots as part of the melanoma problem I had
and had a few sun spots hit with the nitrogen spray, the one in the middle of
my back felt like a hot knife going in. This doctor when she uses that stuff
makes sure she does a good job. I had one on the back, one on the hand and
three on the face.
Yesterday when the wind took a short break we went ashore
for a walk to the Whitsunday Shopping Centre to pay my RANSA (Royal Australian
Navy Sailing Association) membership. RANSA accepts membership of any service,
Navy, Army and Air Force service
personnel or ex-service personnel. The club is actually situated in Rushcutters
Bay, Sydney Harbour.
When we returned I had a couple of repair jobs to do as you
do when you own a boat.
Later....
Tuesday - 10/07/2012
(Sunset from our anchorage outside of the Abel Point Marina)
There is little to scribble about the weather has been lousy
it has been constantly windy and the last couple of days we have had rain so we
have done very little other than go ashore during breaks in the weather for a
walk to get some exercise. The rain is here for a few days but the wind starts
to drop off tomorrow. We are thinking of going over to Hamilton Island Marina
around Friday for a few days to give the boat a wash and have a look around the
island. Hopefully we may get something to write about then.
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