Birds, Boats and Planes

The rudder was in worse shape than we thought and the team at Everything Marine took the whole side off, cleaned out the balsa and rebuilt the rudder to look like new.  Once reinstalled and tuned, the anti-foul was applied and we were lifted onto the Sea Lift ready for the morning launch.

Not such good news as we launched back in the water and tested the engines:  starboard injectors were not working so we had to book in at the marina again on Monday, and to top it off the fridge died again! 

At least a weekend on South Straddie at Dux Anchorage would allow some chill out time.  Besides the sea planes, helicopters and “marine blowflies” (jet skis) it was peaceful, with walks through beautiful banksia forest abundant with honeyeaters, flycatchers, trillers and orioles.  A pod of dolphins seemed unconcerned with people as they drifted in and out of the anchored boats.