Today we plan to explore Laurieton and have a general day of rest. The next weather window for us to continue North appears to be tomorrow, with light to medium SE winds forecast, but there is a likelihood of scattered storms.
We headed across to town at around 10.30am, and wandered around, getting some provisions, and the girls from Wilparina were keen to search for bargains in the various specialty shops. After a full lap of the main street (and a few backstreets), we ended up at the pub for a beer in the beer garden, and a pie for lunch, purchased from the nearby bakery.
The weather started looking a bit threatening, so we decided to get back to our boats before a storm hit. Steve and Chris stopped by at the local bottle shop and organised for a case of beer to be delivered to the wharf where our dinghies were tied up. No long after were we comfortably settled on our boats a storm rolled in and it rained on and off until around 7 pm when we made a dinghy dash to the shore to have dinner at the RSL , which still offers very good value meals.
The RSL wharf with a recent arrival tied up ( storm coming from left to right)
After dinner we headed back to the boats before more rain set in.
The current plan is to head to Coffs Harbour or straight through to Yamba depending on the conditions, leaving around 1 pm on the high tide. Wilparina has to head back South, so we will be parting company here.
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