Wednesday 31st May 2017
Another day in paradise. It is bright and
sunny and a comfortable 23 C. All the feedback we are getting from Sydney is
how cold it is.
It is tidy up day on the boat, first we get
the dinghy off the foredeck, roll it up, and store it back down below, as we
will not need it again until the Great Sandy Straights. Then a good hose down
to get all of the salt off the boat, and the anchor chain.
Whilst Carole is hosing down, I head off to
the diesel pump with our jerry cans to top up our reserve fuel supply.
Everything here is very accessible and it is nice to spend a few days relaxing
here.
We have most of the comforts of home on board
When everything is done, we have a shower
and walk to Tedder Ave to the local grocery store to get a few supplies for
lunch and dinner. It is an easy walk and it really is a good little shopping
precinct for basics, and there are some very good restaurants.
Back at the boat we have lunch and after
lunch decide to go for walk around past Mirage Resort to the Fisherman’s Co-op
where you can buy fresh seafood straight off the trawlers.
We bought 1 kilo of headless king prawns
for $30, off the trawler Vicki Wayne. It was a generous kilo and the prawns
were very fresh.
Vicki Wayne at the Gold Coast Fisherman's Co-op
Nice Fresh Prawns
On the walk back to the marina, we walked
through the Marina Mirage shopping centre and decided to come back another day
to have a look as we wanted the get the prawns home and into the fridge.
The rest of the afternoon was spent
resting, and having a bit of a walk around the marina and looking at some of
the amazing boats that are based here.
Warm and tranquil afternoon here, not sure what all the fuss about cold weather down South is
On either side of us we have 2 yachts undertaking
major electrical work. On one side is the guy who imported his boat from Greece
and is getting the electrics up to our standards, and on the other side is a
yacht that arrived this morning and is upgrading his solar panels to 680 W.
Like all projects the solar one has turned out to be a bit more of a challenge
than expected, so they may be here an extra day.
Nice dinner on board tonight watching NSW
finally teaching the Cane Toads a lesson.
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