Whales, dolphins, ships and waves
Hello from Coffs Harbour. We had a fast run down the
coast, with excellent assistance from the current. Overall, we sailed 260NM
across the ground in 40hrs. We had a lot of ships overtaking us and some the
other way so this kept us on our toes. At least 15 ships which is a record for
us in such short time.
One whale jumping and plenty of large
dolphins.
We had one nasty spell of strong winds- nothing below 30kts for
about 9 hours. This kicked up a nasty sea with the occasional large breaking
wave (probably because of the current where we were). Vey "wet" making and it
meant we became a little sleep deprived.
We made it to the Coffs harbour
entrance just as the Southerly arrived- it was quite a few hours ahead of
schedule so it was just as well we were also early.
We are anchored in
the harbour, there being no room in the marina here. We do not mind because this
is one of the "less good: marinas around.
We plan to head for Pittwater
on Monday and arrive Wednesday.
Dave & Penny
