April 4, 2017
The weather looks good and we’re ready. In a few minutes, we’ll be shoving off, bound for Mainland Australia. Our plan is to do the trip in one long hop and one short one. First, we’ll sail (motor actually as the wind, as predicted, will be very light) up the west coast of Tasmania, across the Bass Strait, to an island called Gabo. We’ll spend the night there, wait for the northerly winds on the east coast of Oz to subside, and then head another 80 miles or so to Eden. At least that’s the plan. -Rich
Update: We didn’t quite make it to mainland, Australia. Our weather window closed and we diverted to Stanley on Tasmania’s North coast. We’re tied up in a strange, but safe, and comfortable little harbor. Today we had abalone, lobster and scallops. Life’s not too bad!
