24/11/11
We woke up to heavy rain and the SE winds still blowing hard this morning. It rained on and off all day with total rainfall 50-60mm, continuing all night. The usual strong coastal wind warnings are in place for the mid north coast, but we would not even contemplate going South in pouring rain and a strong southerly, so we are still waiting for our weather "window". Tomorrow is a possibility, if the rain backs off, as the wind is forecast to move around to the North.
In between showers we went for a walk, and on the way had a chat to a few other boats also sitting it out here. By now are very familiar with the area. We are ready to move on as soon as the weather co-operates.
We decided to stock up with food for the next 3 - 4 days in case we get away tomorrow to Camden Haven. If not, the weather eventually looks like settling by Sunday, they are even forecasting Sunshine. If that is the reality, we may sail all the way down to Broken Bay, assuming the autopilot is now fixed. Otherwise we may overnight at Nelson Bay.
Lots of books are being read, crosswords done and the TV is a bit of an added bonus.
We had pizza from the local pizza shop at the Jetty, for dinner and went to bed hoping for the rain to disappear overnight !
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