Year One
Date: 24/4/2008 13.00
Weather: On off showers and blue sky
Location: Jervis Bay 34'59S 150'43E
Author: Peter

The last few days in Hobart were spent tied up at the RYCT. After our arrival back we were once again invited to the Davis's house for dinner. I think they were just trying to remind us of how nice it would be to live in Hobart, with their stunning house, the view, the excellent food, the wonderful company and the quality of living. It really is convincing. The next morning we woke to a sumptuous breakfast before being lent a car again to do some running around. We went to the Salamanca Markets in the morning and spent the rest of the day shopping then dinner and a movie at the Eggins house, before heading back to the yacht for the night. The next day we took the car up to Mount Field National Park, to check out Russell Falls and the big tree walk. Wow, although a bit touristy, this is a must see. The big tree walk especially so. We even came across a tree 76m tall that was missing its top. The base was just huge. The forest was our first real chance to also check out Myrtle up close and personal. This is what Jura is fitted out with, and is the mother of the forest because everything else grows on it. That night we went to dinner with Nigel, Terri, John and Ces whom we met on the Flinders Cruise.

Monday we did some last minute running around and provisioning of the boat. That afternon we started to say goodbye to people which we found extremely difficult. The people of Tasmania had been so friendly a helpful, and our friends so great it brought some tears to the corners of our eye's. We were lucky enough to be invited to dinner again that evening and headed up Mount Nelson for dinner at Damiens house (the cruise commodor from the Flinders Cruise). We had a very enjoyable dinner, swapping stories and sharing photographs. The next morning we picked up the last of our provisions and sett sail about midday for Bull Bay (43 05S, 147 22E) at the mouth of the Derwent. With light breeze the next day we made our way round to Lime Bay (42 57S, 147 42E) to wait out the tide so we could get through the Dennison Canal. Tasmania put on one final great sunset for us although at the time we did not know it would be our last. After an early rise we set off through the Dennison Canal planning to stop at Wineglass Bay on the way up and await the weather there.
We set the kite and headed north.

After the next weather Forecast we decided to set sail strait for Eden as the winds were just so great. 48 hours later we were picking up Pete and Jess's new mooring (37 04S 149 54E) -which they had laid the day before, just for us, ha ha- after a south east two sail reach across a calm Bass Strait. All the people just ahead had motor sailed across. Over the next two days we were once again spoilt by Pete and Jess (her cooking really is a taste delight, and she provided us with a little going away bag- Jess, Kylie says the Pesto is lovely). We cant wait to see them again up in the Whitsundays after they pick up their boat.

On Tuesday we took advantage of some more south east breeze and once again set off under kite for Batemans Bay before changing destination again and going straight through to Jervis Bay.

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