22.2.07

Road trip to Lake Macquarie

We had originally planned to sail to Lake Macquarie but my mum had a bit of a stay in hospital. So on Tuesday 13th we packed the dingy in the back of the car along with a few clothes and about 8 hours later were in Dora Creek. We left the boat anchored in Mobs bay, which we were concerned about a bit, but she was in the exact same spot where we left her when we got back. The people that are anchored next to us must have had to go away for a few days also, as there dingy was left on the beach for a few days. I haven't got into the cruising mode enough to be able to do that just yet, maybe because our dingy is still new.
We had a good time catching up with everyone down there, but after a week we thought we had better make sure Saltheart hadn't drifted off to New Zealand.
Our plan is to sail to Yamba tomorrow where Saltheart will come out of the water and get painted. We called in to there on the way back from Dora Creek and found a caravan park that Jess can stay at. We'll put up the tent while the boat is out of the water.

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