Today’s problem involved the lifting bridge at Harwood on the Pacific Highway, which has a lowered headway of 8.5 metres , our mast height which is about 14.5 metres above the water and the Harwood pub which irritatingly lies upstream of the bridge. Now you can arrange to have the bridge opened which is a lot of work for the contractor and a fair disruption to traffic. Or you can anchor the boat, inflate the dinghy, attach the outboard, crane the whole lot into the water and spend time coaxing the outboard into service. And that’s a whole lot of work for us. Against my better judgment we opted for the latter.
We then anchored in the river for the evening until we heard the strong wind warning and are now tucked up in Iluka Harbour having crept in at dead low tide with the depth alarm demonstrating its ability to do just that. Alarm. Happiness is a soft rock. Also have our first visitor on board for a few days daughter no. 2 Sam.