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Hello Coffs Harbour! Our new home life for the next couple of weeks.

I am pinching myself that we are really here at last, after 18 months of boatwork restoration.

I have an amazing husband who I am in awe of every day

Saturday night we were joined by Rob and Adriana from Coffs Harbour.
We had a meal at the local Services Club then all snugged up on Ocean Piper for a good nights sleep.

Greg dropped Adriana ashore early and the 3 of us got ready to depart at high tide and were underway at 7:30 am.

Variable winds and swells, more whales and sailing with a full moon. Was awesome having Rob aboard to crew and made this last leg far less stressfull for me at least.

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We arrived in the harbour at 2:15am and safely anchored 20mins later. We made it!!

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Friday to Saturday morning leg. Seal Rocks to Camden Haven. We up anchored at 6:30 pm after a light dinner for an over nighter (nerves jiggling)

Beautiful night on the water with nearly a full moon. Frickin freezing by 3am. We got whale snot on our ipad and my phone when we had a very close encounter with a couple of whales that changed their minds about going under us at last minute.

The little one I swear touched us before freaking out like I did scrambling to get my phone going to take a video … alas I missed the record button and they left us with whale mucus everywhere. We heard lots of whale singing and I can only guess, conversations, going on. Awesome but eerie.

Sunrise YAY as we headed into Camden Haven at high tide, grabbed a mooring and hit the sack.

Friday Leg One … Nelson Bay to Seal Rocks.

We decided to do a short 6 hour sail and rest up for about 4 hours before a longer overnighter to Camden Haven.

Lovely Sail, dolphins and whales again.

Happy with our average of 5kts just on the Genoa.

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Thursday mid morning we moved back to lovely Nelson Bay to give us a head start the following mornings 7am departure.

We found the local Woolies and stocked up on some essentials – lollies, chocolate, wine and tobacco.

The night was bouncy with 30knt winds hammering us out nowhere.

Glad we were on a mooring ball and not on anchor..

Wednesday morning (just now) Thats me up the mast changing our anchor light globe.

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Nice to know Im good for something ??

Tuesday morning we awoke to our surroundings in Shoal Bay. Having anchored at night in pitch black we were treated to this view. We up anchored to Salamander Bay. Day of catching up on sleep as it was a roly night at anchor.

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So lets go to Pittwater for a shakedown he says…..

Rocking, rolling, picking everything up off the floor, hanging on so as not to get thrown around the cabin. OK, so now we understand the effect of 2 swells against wind….

Tonia was not happy, finally as the wind shifted we got a sail up which settled the boat down a bit.

The net day we anchored in Refuge bay, WE MADE OUR FIRST VOYAGE!!

Waking up in the morning we find Mr Hocking from Marmong point moored next to us in the lovely Ruby Belle. Refuge bay was just beautiful with a waterfall for a shower.

The trip back was significantly more comfortable, shakedown complete.