Coffs Harbour to Iluka
Yesterday afternoon was spent in a pretty relaxed manner, largely hanging around the marina and catching up on some sleep. I went off to explore the immediate surrounds and, other than stopping to buy some snorkelling gear at the local dive shop, I discovered the local pub offering a great new family care service. Since you can't make the blackboard out from the photo of the pub itself, I attach a blown up image of the details.
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| The Pier Hotel at Coffs Harbour Jetty and its special service: |
Dinner last night was at Latitude 30 restaurant, one of the best in town, which happens to be part owned by the brother in law of my crew Gene. A wonderful meal.
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| Gypsy Princess is one of the boats moored here at the Coffs Harbour marina |
Today was a fairly uneventful trip from Coffs to Iluka. Again, good winds and a northerly current let us complete this leg faster than we'd expected, and we were able to cross the bar at Yamba/Iluka a little after 4pm in the last rays of sun. This stopover was entirely based on Greig's advice, and we found ourselves in an absolute millpond for the evening. This idea of sleeping in a quiet anchorage somewhere is a whole lot more enjoyable than being at sea, standing watches throughout the night.
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| Letting the mooring lines go at Coffs Harbour marina |
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| Pulling out of the marina with Iluka ahead of us |
We had a little rain throughout the day, just enough to get the decks wet but not washed. On the upside, when there's rain there's the chance of a rainbow, and we got a few.
Tomorrow morning we're off to Southport - a trip of 90 miles, so we're expecting a long day.
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