Thursday 3ist August 2017
Settled into Airlie, today is maintenance
day. But first, sadly, Peter and Sharon are leaving us after a great time over
the time they have been with us. We have had a great time and really enjoyed
their company.
They are booked to go to the airport at
10.15am and I have a diesel mechanic booked to service the engine at 10am.
There is enough time to show Peter the South end of the marina, and at the same
I can do a jerry can run to the fuel wharf , so we head out, and as we approach
the south Marina Complex, it becomes clear a cruise ship is in port. I steer my
way past the hoards of passengers coming up the gangway from the fuel wharf,
guiding my trolley between them. I filled the tank with the 2 jerry cans and
set them aside for another run to get spare fuel.
Before they left Carole was on laundry duty
and in the end , did 4 loads of washing.
We said our farewells, and Carole saw them
up to the shuttle bus, whilst I waited at the boat for the mechanic, and
started filling the water tank.
Once the engine service was complete, I did
the final diesel run and Carole finished the laundry.
It was now lunch time, so we bought a
couple of pies from the café at the marina.
Next we had to clean the outside of the
boat, covered with ash for days at Gloucester and plenty of sand came aboard in
the dinghy. We gave the boat a good soapy wash and she is now sparkling again.
We walked into town for dinner at the
Whitsunday Sailing Club. Amazingly, the lagoon is now open, and there are kids
in swimming even at this hour. Along the way we met another couple who we have met at RPAYC who own an boat called Barrenjoey Light. They have had a bit of a mishap and look like they will be here for a few days with a shaft drive problem. The boat is coming out of the water tomorrow.
The food at the sailing club was good as
always, ,and they had a poker night running which provided a bit of
entertainment.
We wandered back to our boat in balmy, but
cool conditions and look forward to a good nights sleep after a busy day.