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We left Eden at around 3pm on Tuesday, as the southerlies died down. Unfortunately, the seas took longer to settle and I felt decidedly off for the first half of the trip.
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After another quiet (mostly motoring) 24 hr run from Jervis Bay we arrived in Eden. We decided to wait here while a southerly front passed by.
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Arrival day was very busy. No sooner had Border Force and Biosecurity cleared the crew and boat then the diesel mechanic arrived to look at the engine.
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It was a gruelling day, bashing into 20+kt headwinds with a short, choppy sea slamming the boat up and down.
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NZ to Aus – Days 11&12
The visiting bird wasn’t sighted again after early morning on Thursday, so it must have recovered and taken off. Meanwhile Rusalka made good progress toward Newcastle.
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The curious incident of the bird in the nighttime...
I received this report from Alex today about an event last night:
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As I said in my update yesterday (31/3), Rusalka and crew weathered the worst of the low and front by heaving to for all of Sunday night and part of Monday.
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