The Cunning Plan......
02 May 2017 | Bay of Islands Marina, Opua
So, the stars seem to aligning somewhat, a copy of my registration came through from Australia today, that should be the last link in the chain for clearing customs here in New Zealand, they have me penciled in to get out of Dodge on Friday morning so the sort of plan is as Follows:
Wednesday: make ten days worth of mince and tatties for the voyage.
Thursday: get to the fuel dock and back without spearing any other boats! Oh, and get fuel while I'm there, fill my water tanks, strike all the shit I don't need below.
Friday: clear customs, get out of the marina in a seamanly like manor as usual trying not to make an arse of it!
Head out of the Bay of Islands, hang a left, sail to North Cape, keep going left to North of the Three Kings, wee bit left again for Middleton reef then straight on for Stradbroke island, nip round the top of that and into the Brisbane River.......1226 Nautical Miles give or take, piece of piss!!