we are finally on our way............yes..........

what an effort it has  been to get away, packing up the house and boat and getting the stars' (Iam the bookkeeper to the stars) BAS's done has been a bit frantic, but with the help of Mikki, who is cleaning my house, we finally make it out of Sydney on Friday and just headed for Shoal Bay where we are staying in a caravan park for a few days to catch up with Clara and Mike and sleep.....
We did go for a paddle on Saturday am - we headed out the heads for Fingal spit at the top of a very high tide, it was a small swell and a light SE blowing with clouds and the promise of showers but we thought we would try until a jetski with 2 lifesavers came along side and warned us of the fast tide flow out of the entrance and suggested we should return, so we did but it was great to get the nose of noodle nealy into the Tasman Sea. We returned to the bay and not long after one could see the waves at the entrance from the outgoing tide and the SE wind. After a great lunch on Mike's sport cruiser we went for a walk around Tomaree Headland.
It is warm and humid here with lots of rain squalls coming through so today Sunday we are catching up on all the emails and the blog. Comfortable and dry inside the big tent with an added tarp over the top of the entrance.
Tomorrow heading for Mungo Brush, hope to paddle on the Myall Lakes 

don't quite know who to make the photos smaller............

Getttttttttting ready...........

La bleue is looking better everyday..... now has a basket on the top and logo on the side.... 3 aerials now..... UHF fitted AND we have a small Waco, decided to go the fridge option ........ also instead of a second battery we have a quick start pack that we can run 12v plug ins off.
Off to Tathra for a practise run in a couple of days - except we will leave Noodle in the back yard - but we will take the bikes. I have to work for one of my stars for a day but we will stay in the Mimosa Rocks Nat. Park. It is beautiful down there and a great run down the escarpment.

Getting Ready

lots to do to get ready but slowly getting there.... la baleine bleue has new suspension, even higher now, a snorkel, uhf radio and basket for the roof. Looking more like a greynomads home..... am trying to post a photo of the new logo (thanks Jay) (but instead you get a photo from our first trip in the canoe, Noodle) that is on the side of the car, equipe escargot, 2010 Grande Promenade. having trouble downloading from the camera.............. help Jim.........