Watched the movie, Short Circuit after dinner last night. It was entertaining. Headed to bed after 11 pm. Somewhere in my deep sleep, I woke Mark up as our anchor alarm went off.. He went up and turned it off. There was a disruption in the satellite connection to our gps. It thought we had moved several hundred feet from our location. No one was around. He ended up turning it off and came back to bed. I woke up before 5 and could not fall asleep. I got up and headed to the salon. Did some reading on my current book called, A Painted House, by John Grisham. It was just starting to get light out. I went back to sleep and slumbered away. Eventually we got up after 7. Didn't do much this morning. Got on the wifi and read some news. Answered a few emails and then got ready to head to shore. Dinghied to the Avalon Sailing Club and pulled the dinghy up on the small beach area beside them. Then climbed the high hill. Met David at the Forage Cafe. I had eggs, bacon and broccolini which was similar to yesterday's lunch. I really like that meal. Mark had egg, bacon & toast with a flat white coffee. David had a smoothie and coffee. We had a lovely visit. David is traveling to Europe, soon, to do some famous walking trail. We stopped at the mini mart to buy Mark some cereal as he is out. A small box cost us $7. No other grocery stores around. We walked down the hill to the dinghy. Then we headed back to the boat. Helped Mark hoist the dinghy into the davits. Then Mark started the engines. He hauled the anchor while I drove. Then slowly motored over to the Royal Motor Yacht Club for some fuel, but mostly for water. They let us wash down our boat. But other boats came by and wanted our spot, so we pushed the boat further up the dock. Our hose did not fit the tap connection. I asked the fuel attendant if I could borrow a hose on the dock. He said go ahead but just put it back when we were done. I carried it over to where our boat was tied up. Mark attached it to the dock tap but it was missing a piece at the end. One of the boaters at the dock came to our rescue and lent us the missing piece. We were able to wash down our boat. There was still so much of the Aussie dust still on our deck and in all the cracks and crevices. It really helped to wash the exterior. I returned the piece and also asked if they would like our spare mop. We will not need it going forward. They were very happy for our kindness. I thanked them for helping us. We untied the lines and left the dock just as another large power boat came to get fuel at the pumps behind us. It was a short motor from the fuel dock. We managed to anchor in-between several boats on mooring balls. Not sure if we are allowed to anchor here, but no one complained thru the day. Had some lunch. Then Mark took a short nap. I made some calls to my sisters and received many updates. Then I woke up Mark from a very deep and restful nap. Mark launched the dinghy. We got in and headed out to the end of the bay to explore. There was a canal at the end with mega million dollar houses overlooking their boats and the water below. It reminded us of the neighborhoods in Queens Harbour, where we used to live. We beached the dinghy and pulled it up to higher ground. Then walked into a park that had several gas bbq stations and seating areas. There was quite a large kiddie playground at one end. And a cafe further over. We checked out the Flying Fox cafe to see what they offered and to ask them about their hours of operation. Since we already had lunch, Mark had a coffee and we both had an ice cream. The day had warmed up nicely. They had free wifi which was wonderful. Winnererremy was the name of that area.
We headed back to the dinghy and made a stop at the Bayview Boat ramp and walked the park. We located their restrooms at the far end of this park. To flush the toilet, I had to pull on a long chain. Worked well. Bathroom had running water but no soap or dryers. Then we walked past the many vehicles with boat trailers. The far end of the park was a sandy doggie beach. There was a dispenser with plastic bags for picking up after the dogs. We noticed several people with tennis rackets that they used to hit balls out into the water or along the beach, for their doggies to chase. Very clever! Headed back to the dinghy and back to the boat. We got some good walking exercise in today. We decided to put together some food to bbq over at the park. We had burgers, slices of potato and a medley of vegetables. Mark added two slices of his fresh bread. We put together our drinks. Loaded up two canvas bags and headed back to Winnererremy Bay. Beached the dinghy. Pulled it up far enough to tie it off to the bench that was closest to the water. Then carried our bags up to the bbqs. We had our choice of 8. There were a few people at the table next to us. Then two other large groups of mostly teenagers showed up. The free bbq grills worked great. Enjoyed a lovely dinner sitting by the water looking out at the mass of boats in the distance. What a beautiful area. Our table was shaded under a large tree so I was glad I had my sweater with me. Finished our dinner and head back down to the dinghy. Dragged it back into the water. At least it was downhill this time. Dinghied to our boat. The sun was just setting but we could not see much color in the sky compared to last night. It may just be that the hills were blocking our views. I had to say that I was tired out from all of today's activities. We will work on more boat projects this weekend. If the weather is good, I can see it being a constant line of boats heading by. Today was hotter than yesterday but still it is much cooler temperatures on the water. Our salon temperature is 80 degrees. And yes, we had good wifi coverage. Thanks for your emails and messages. Will post some pictures to Facebook.