poor weather continues

Friday’s weather here definitely less than ideal, in fact absolute crud.  Heavy leaden overcast, showers and rain periods, cool and wind squalls past 30 knts; shearing about on the anchor chain. Definitely a day to stay in.  So we had an eat-athon.   Lost track of meals cooked, but I remember porridge, pancakes, mid-morning scones, BBQ spare ribs (originally intended for a beach BBQ), lots of good coffee and then chilli.  Good thing we have lots of good music.  Almost need the heater on…!
Meanwhile the weather outside is ripping past, wind moaning in the rigging, we even have white caps in the anchorage.  Looks lumpy and bleak further out; good decision to remain.  Di completed her Turks head.

Overnight it was worse, squalls past 40 Knts, rain and cold; difficult to achieve anything like sleep, especially with anchor checks, although it did not move at all.  Forecast is to continue, but today we made a difficult decision to sail back to the marina so that Di, our visitor, could meet her transport home home as arranged before.  It was an “interesting” 16 miles of sailing, wet and rather lumpy, all rugged up as if we were in Bass Strait, but GD took it all in stride and we were tied up before long, dried out and waved Di off home.  Re-stocked at the supermarket