January - local jaunts
A new year brings refreshment and new adventures, particularly when we have a new boat to get to know and enjoy :-) We've got a few modifications and purchases to make before we start heading north so we have combined a few nights in the marina when necessary to modify or purchase with as many days out on the water as possible!! Here are a few of the highlights of our month: Week one: The captain returned to Liberty on 29th December so he had a few days to take stock and restock before the first mate joined him! New breezeway and cockpit door screens had been fitted in an effort to evade bities, and the hatch over the main cabin had been fitted with a blackout screen so that the sun didn't wake us too early! When the first mate flew in on New Years Eve, the mooring lines were untied and we headed north. We stopped for a delicious prawn lunch at Paradise Point, and had planned on anchoring at Slipping Sands that night but the northerly wind promised to give us a rocky night so w