Last week i had to work back every night so rather than do the hour drive home late i decided to bring the boat up and stay at Docklands.
Left Blairgowrie at 6.30
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...... through the Pinace, passed Mud Island then due North rockin and rolling in a Westerly of 15knots down the middle of the bay:
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........arriving at Whilliamstowd at around midday wind had turned South and abated:
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....up the Yarra dodging outgoing ships, Westgate in the distance:
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......passing Newport Powerstation with the usual die hard fishermen fishing the hotties:
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....and Tom Tough showing a bit of muscle:
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.......under the Bolte and mooring at the Melbourne City Marina, checked in, payed my fees..... and do they have a lovely lounge on the waters edge! Fantastic facility!
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Then off down the Yarra, because I always wanted to, buying a beer at the bar below Federation Square:
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...back to the Marina to find a nice windbreak pmoored next to me;)
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..... a great end to a great day:
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....the windbreak returned later in the evening and next day after work, when the skipper learned i was an AV tech, had me fixing the multy zone Bose stereo system!
The beer was nice though.
