To stay or go
27 July 2015 | Lord Howe Island
Sally
Have spent the last two nights anchored just inside the lagoon with strong south westerly winds blowing straight in. Hasn't made for a particularly comfortable anchorage, but nice to be on a mooring which the local policeman says is rated as okay in up to 70 knots of wind (he did go on to say they'd "lost" a boat from the same mooring recently - had been the owner's fault, using dodgy lines. Somehow in the night the boat had come off the mooring, been pushed out to sea though the very narrow pass, and then washed back over the reef by waves. The people on board knew nothing about it until they were aground! Or so the story goes as told by the policeman. He said the boat was okay in the end).
Matt and Bob have pretty much repaired our poor battered and bruised dodger. Sally has been working flat out on getting computing and HF systems up and running well for better access to weather info. Never seems to be enough time - hoping that'll change before long.s
We're looking like heading off to Noumea either tomorrow (Wed), or Sunday. Had a bit of time over on the island yesterday - very relaxed and friendly vibe. If we're here 'till Sunday it'll be great to do a bit more exploring.