Through the heads and bound for Bondi

 Tuesday 20 April

Another glorious day with light wind, blue skies and the prospect of mid 20’s again. Despite the fact that we swing through 90 degrees on our mooring, we haven’t hit the rocks or another boat. Probably because they have moved well away from us after a certain incident last night involving smoke. Breakfast on the aft lower deck and no hurry to move anywhere yet.

As the wind is low, we headed out of the heads into the blue Pacific, eight points to starboard and cruised down past Bondi and Coogee, then back into Middle Harbour and up to Bantry Bay, which is a secluded part of the Harbour, surrounded by national park with only the distant lights of a few houses in Cremorne visible. We tie up at a public mooring, many of which are located in little bays around the harbour for 24 hour use and only have one boat for company. A lovely bottle of Gewürztraminer was consumed with the smoked salmon Caesar salad, including warm sourdough croutons from the BBQ (now gleamingly clean after some work from Lady P and Flashy). Another round of Five Crowns, with close scores, before Lady P and Sheryn retire for some beauty sleep and Flashy does some on-line tutoring for his JCU students. It will be GnT time soon and another spectacular sunset is forming over the surrounding hills.

Dinner tonight is mushroom, bacon and goat’s cheese stuffed chicken thighs, orange pearl cous cous and steamed broccolini. The ladies are onto the Audrey Wilkinson Chardonnay and Flashy has the 2014 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Hermitage. Very nice too. Another round of Five Crowns and off to bed.