Therez been a huge gap since the last update, with lotz of maintenance and just a few trips out.
First Big Ash and Aaron came to play followed closely behind by Alasdair!
The Scottish Yeti!
At nearly seven feet he'z a big boy!
So much so that hiz first job was cutting the ends off all the tek screws in the ceiling outside. Less he hits them drawing blood.
Alasdair was on the last Yot for 3 months in and around Cairns in Qld. We had a Gr8 thyme then as well. This trip while shorter was just as much enjoyable. First up a spring clean of the yot B4 loading up Alasdair and his 3 mates for a week or so around the Islands. This trip was strange for me as these guyz don't need to fill freezers with fish, so most of our catch went back to the bottom except what we ate for various meals.Typical they don't need fish so we found heapz of them with everyone doing battle thyme with good sized spangeled emporor and a few coral trout to provide us with entertainment.
The diving was a major past thyme with everyone else doing snorkeling and spear fishing while I stayed behind to cook a few feeds that keepz everyone happy.
Roast Lamb and salad wrapps, fish meniere, sushi rolls, beer battered trout with homemade tartare sauce, spring rolls with chili dip and crumbed snapper with lemon chilli salsa waz a gr8 hit. No complaints.
We spent most of our thyme in the Muiron Islands with night thyme anchorage on a mooring for safety.
As I said lotz of fish and we only fished for an hour or 2 before everyone decided they liked the spot I chose...
Minimum effort for max resultz!
Trip Two a week later had my new m8 Clay from the first trip with a journey from Exmouth round to Tantabiddi down to South Passage and back again.
Cooking and fishing 2 gether.Gr8 mates one and all!
Priority one, I put everyone ashore and secured the yot to a mooring. Nothing like the safety of a mooring. What 2 do???, Answer !!
New chain and anchor, a complete upgrade this would be simple in Perth but not so simple when you're in butt fukk nowhere.
Moving the chain and anchor iz the first task, Lotz of phone calls and favoures later but a new chain and anchor left Perth on Wednesday leaving for Exmouth on Saturday. No couriers needed just a bottle of bourbon to pay for a favour.
Thanx Aaron!
Life on board haz moved through the spectrum with thingz not so much fun!
48 hours later and the funk haz subsided, The repairs are underway and generally things are on the up.
The new chain and anchor have arrived, now itz the anchor winch thatz gone on holiday with a slipping clutch and no anti reverse.
Answer: Send the whole winch back to Perth and get it fixed properly! there are 2 mechanics in town but therez a 3 week wait before they can look at the winch.
Luckily a couple I met in Mangels Bay last Summer, Alex and Wendy have arrived in their Catamaran. They have a car and have offered to be my shuttle back to Exmouth for foods, medication (wkoa) and supplies.
Now itz thyme 2 hurry up and wait!
The parts for the winch must come from Tasmania and Aarons a busy man so I can only do a few jobs and wait until the winch iz repaired and Hanni brings it 2 the yot.
Yet another reason not to dive!
