Hi from Dillan Bay near Bremmer Bay

Hi everyone,

 

Well we have been gone 1 week today, and quite an adventure so far.

 

We arrived in Dillan Bay this morning at 8.00am, after sailing (motor only) due to strong head winds, and very sloppy rough seas, took us about 18 hours, and we were pleased to drop anchor this morning.  After a shower and pea and ham soup for breakfast (couldnt even heat it up last night, as boat was rolling about to much) and then a sleep, we all feel much better, (Thank god for auto pilot, and a wheel house) The boys are catching fish on the back deck, (with a glass of wine) I am baking some bread,and checking emails. So its fish for dinner tonight.

 

We left Rotto and had a good sail to Mandurah, where we stayed overnight.  We were having a drink at the Mandurah Yacht Club, and I bumped into old friends and work mate, Dianne and Terry Partridge, such a small world.

 

I am having trouble handling the night sailing, although our trip from Bunbury to Albany was like a mill pond, had the genoa up with a little motor and we even hit 9kt at one stage.Took us 48 hours from Bunbury to Albany.  My brother Robert joined us from Mandurah to Bunbury which he enjoyed, and if time permitted I think he would have sailed on to Albany with us.

 

Albany was interesting, I think our Finesse was the talk of the town, as so many people came down to the town jetty to "check her out", and even the brother of the original owner(who lives in Sydney),  that bought Finesse out from Finland and now lives in Albany came aboard for a chat.  So its a really small world after all.

 

Have had a couple of things stop working, but with two capable men aboard all was sorted in no time.

 

Anyway, we intend to stay in Bremmer bay till at least Monday, before head to Esperance, another 20 hour journey.

 

I have attached a couple of photos, one of Charlie and brother Robert, sailing from Mandurah to Bunbury and the other of Ron and myself on the back deck having a cooked breakfast after we rounded cape Leeuwin, such calm seas.

 

Hope every one is well,  from your travelling sailors,

 

Peta and Ron. xx