Arrival at Eden

Arrival at Eden

The remaining part of our journey to Eden has been easy sailing with gentler conditions and benign seas. Our list of repairs has increased with a broken hatch cover to the fore deck strong young men at work! Thanks to the net a new one has been ordered and will be delivered asap! We have had a few birds hitch a ride on the way with one very checky fellow investigating every nook and crevice for something to eat. The Shearwaters have danced on the wave tops gliding effortlessly on the breeze and larger birds flocks of Gannets have dived into the sea for fish. Time to see all this in benign conditions. We arrived into Eden at 9pm and laid anchor, this was an easy trip in most respects.

The following morning we moved alongside the wharf and had our first encounter with the Yorkshire dictator! A live aboard who has resided here for 18 months and controls who goes where and who gets to use any power points. Yes, we all pay the same rate $5 a day (pretty cheap) but he has changed the marine plugs for a domestic power board which he controls! He supplied us briefly with a power lead that would fit but then removed this asap saying we had allowed this to fall into the water shorting out the jetty!! I don't think this was so, it was all about his control of the wharf environment! The boys felt I did a grand job at placating the situation and should change jobs into international diplomacy.

 We were also up against a very ropey old fishing boat that appeared in danger of sinking. It hadn't moved for 2 years and when Jonathan snorkeld below he found it was the best reef around with massive scallops and mussels attached! Last night with a strong change forcast we moved off into the bay and anchored, concerned that slapping up against the sides of this old boat may not be the best for Dreamweavers gelcoat! We escaped the wharf dictator.

We have had an eventful repair program!! We managed to get the sail repaired by hiring a car and driving to see a slightly alternative but very helpful women who sewed from her garage at home. The broken hatch was relocated to a less stategic location and 4 spinlock jammers serviced but that's another story! We also fixed the electric connections to a light that snapped off whilst undoing a part of the ceiling that was  removed to get to the jammers. My fault as I refused to hold it up for 4 hours! The toilet was also over hauled with a couple of bits replaced. Rogers normal job seems very simple and mundane when compared to a life living on a boat.

Any how it looks like were are here until Tuesday and then watch out New Zealnd we are heading your way next!