We are back. It was easy enough, last November, to move from
Zenitude to an apartment in Sydney where we spent the summer working. It is a
different story to come back to our life on board. We thought we had a small
list of things to do before leaving the marina in Mackay. It is not working
exactly like that.
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| Beautiful Mackay Marina |
Plans were optimistic; the idea was to do it all in about 3
days. Put sails, bimini and wind generator back in place, install the new
anchor and do all the normal things like provisioning, get cooking gas, diesel,
water, laundry, etc. Of course, check the engines and discover water coming in
from a loose hose connection, so re-do the raw water pump connections. Unpack. Get
Zenitude cleaned, inside and outside after 6 months on the yard collecting
dust.
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| The Jib, ready to be put in place |
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| The new anchor. Will it fit in the old anchors' place? |
It was never going to be less than a week. Three days and counting, trying to see if we can leave next Friday. The weather looks promising so we hope to be ready. One important thing we forgot, after 6 months of city life, our bodies were not exactly ready for the non-stop physical activity. We have to take it easy and there is really no rush.
This year our sailing plans are very simple. We are spending
two months around Whitsundays, with every weather opportunity to explore the
reef around. We plan to be back in Mackay sometime in June as we are taking an
extended land trip in Europe. Back from Europe sometime in September, our
thinking is to sail down the coast to the Gold Coast, but this is a decision
for later. In the meantime, we are ready to enjoy easy island hoping sailing.
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