Some things make you so mad, one of them being writing up a blog and after all your effort losing it. Then I look at the up side and think of all the things I should have put in and start again.
So here goes with a bit more information that perhaps makes it a little more interesting than just sailing up and down the coast.
As we had planned on not returning from Rockingham until Wednesday we decided to stay on the boat for another couple of days and just relax here, catch up on some cleaning and just enjoy doing not much at all.
Tuesday was 38degs and not really conducive to doing a lot of chores, so we just relaxed and in the evening got into the dinghy to go around the corner and have a swim. Well, most people had the same idea and each cove was pretty well taken up and the waves were crashing onto the shore, so we decided not really a good idea to take the dinghy in as there is a lot of rock around this part.
We headed back into the marina and went for a bit of a nosy around and found Red Cloud in her pen and then as luck would have it, John McConnell was on his boat doing some cleaning. We hadn't seen him for quite some time, so stopped by to have a chat. He invited us on board, gave us a cold drink and we caught up on his news and swapped stories. Then it was back to M2 to pick up clothes and shower gear to go over and clean ourselves up. Frank decided it was to hot to cook anything on board so after our showers we went to "The Boat" and had a lovely meal of fish and chips and salad. After dinner we wandered back to the boat and decided it was a good idea to have a nice early night, so by 9.30 we were in bed and asleep.
I woke early and sat up on deck enjoying the peace of the new day, the water was like glass and not a drop of wind to disturb it.
I went for a walk and decided to have a coffee at the Waterfront. They were just opening, so it was lovely just sitting there sipping my coffee in the quiet and browsing through the paper. It's amazing after a week on board, the world seems to be far away and all the dramas and happenings haven't impacted on us one little bit. It would be the good side of not having tv on board, not listening to the news at all much and just being right away from it all.
As it was a lot cooler today I felt more like getting into the cleaning, so while Frank had a snooze, I started giving the head a clean up. We had planned on going home tonight, but I have decided to stay on and do a lot more cleaning and tidying up. Frank is on sea rescue radio all night, so he will go home to do that and check everything is in order and my fish are still alive. It will be rather nice staying on board on my own and as someone said to me once, doing that and spending time on the boat on your own will make it feel more like your home. So it will be interesting to see if that is how it feels. I think I already feel quite at home here and would be happy to stay on indefinitely. It beats vacuuming, washing and ironing and scrubbing shower recesses at home.
Frank was sick of getting filthy feet from the teak deck, so for two weeks he worked on it sealing the teak with International Everdure two part epoxy wood sealer and, because Everdure does not contain UV protection, two finishing coats of Sikkens Cetol Marine oil varnish were applied. The only concern was whether the Cetol Marine would fully dry, but because it was done in the warm weather the oil seems to have evaporated off giving quite a nice looking finish. This process means that another coat will need to be applied at about 6 monthly intervals. This process was undertaken because of the extreme UV and heat in WA.
So now that is done we can clean up the cockpit cushions and not have them get so grubby from stepping onto them from the deck.
Of course this now shows up the gunnels and so another job is staring us in the face.
Gradually we are installing power points so that while we are in the pen or have the generator going while anchored we can use our electric appliances instead of relying on gas.
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