Samurai Gallery

The operation went well and hoping to be back on the boat at the weekend. We were going to post a shot of Caroline on her crutches but our camera has broken. We suspect some bird poo may have got into the mechanics - so much for being lucky!
As we have some time to kill we decided to share some photos that just missed being blogged.
Dave cooking up a storm: its the meat tray we won in Lake Macquarie and went vegetarian for quite a few nights afterwards. Too much meat!

Archie frequently patrols the decks looking for dolphins and sticks his head through any open window to check he is not missing anything. Well food mainly...........

Caroline is pictured donning her wet weather gear and surprisingly its really nice to have some rain as the temperatures are usually in the 30's.

Dave bringing Archie back to the boat after his walk. Archie is getting very brave in the dinghy these days launching himself at docks confidently when we are meters away. He has had to be fished out once because he has misjudged the distance. This is a very different Archie from when we started the trip and we're glad to see he's feeling more comfortable.

And finally, Dave trying to hoist the main sail to catch every breath of wind: it seems to be either too calm or blowing a buster. Rarely perfect conditions and we have found we motor sail most of the time - but hey, what's the rush?