Two Fold Bay Shuffle Synapse
30 December 2022
• Cocora Beach snug harbor Australia
by robin
Today we launched on the shuffle across this large bay. We woke in the still glassy conditions in the bay next to Whale Point that is favored in southerlies. After eating the last crumbs of Christmas stollen for breakfast we shuffled across to the Eden side, Snug Harobr, well protected in northerlies just as the wind filled in.
Eden was buzzing with the cruise ship spitting out passengers ready to gaze at the killer whale skeleton and race down Main Street buying knotted gloves and carved spoons. Karl is exhausted from the stress of the biosecurity hiccup. I am frustrated as the decision to come here was to reduce both stress and the distance to Hobart. Given one of the options on the table is to sail north to Sydney to clear the boat in, the strategy has not worked.
After Mitch the customs official had us sign the last paperwork, Karl heads back to the boat to study the weather models and I walk into town to forage. By our normal late lunch time I return in the red kayak with my waterproof backpack full of blueberries for pancakes breakfast, Tasmanian salmon for dinner, hot pies from the pie shop and new underwear. I had wanted to do a laundry but was unsure whether stinky laundry was a biosecurity threat. To avoid more hassles I did a quick land laundry on the boat and hung it up to dry. The pouring rain in town made me reach for new underwear as it was clear laundry was rainwater rinsed but not dry.
I am not a Facebook person. Everyone knows if you want to know what I am up to it might be good to be Karl’s friend. Desperation for new ideas led me to post on the “Women Who Sail Australia” group today asking for advice and insights into our planned Bass Strait Crossing. Within an hour the group had: offered insights into the best local weather resources, offered a mooring along the Tasmanian Coast and shared biosecurity experiences. What a remarkable synapse, Information pouring in from around Australia including a woman who lives close the the beach where we are moored. I am grateful to the sense of community from this group and the willingness to share knowledge and experiences. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and I hope I can return the generosity and good karma to someone else looking for assistance.
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