Way cool

The weather has taken a distinctly wintery turn.  Every day for the last week or so has had gale or strong wind warnings, plus rain and thunder storms. Today was an ok forecast, nothing better coming up either, so I got the Mirror out. 

We sailed down towards the mouth of Kororoit Creek, half thinking that we might try to navigate through the maze of sticks and sand bars at the entrance, but when we got there the waves seemed to be breaking right across the whole area with no obvious deeper water.  And it was mighty cold.  I'd forgotten to re-rig the topping lift so rowing would have been a right pain as well.  Enough excuses, we turned round and beat back home.  It was a bit choppy but probably less than 10 knots.  A few cup fulls of spray over the decks though, much to Ozzie's disgust.  One ear up, one ear down, is an eloquent sign of disapproval.

It was good to get out though, and I always seem to bump into nice people while I am rigging up or down.   So all in all it was worth the effort.  I definitely need a few more layers now - the water and air temperatures are way down, and I was cold