By necessity, today begins with a prelude:
Yesterday being our last day in Port Mac. We decided that a $10 channel cruise might be just the thing for dinner. With fish, chips and beer we boarded for the ‘geriatric excursion’ among the channel developments of Port. Talking to the skipper ( and owner of the business which included some 9 vessels) it turned out he was an ex RAN pilot off a course a few ahead of mine. With this rapport established we chatted about boats and planes and agreed that both were fun, particularly when they moved fast!
With an aim to catch both tides at optimal , we left Port about 08:30 and motored out across a completely tranquil Bar and into and equally calm sea with the ambition of making Laurieton just before High tide. As our fortune was as good as the day, the plan came to pass with a very easy and very pleasant 3 hrs sail to the Laurieton RSL wharf, where we so enjoyed our stay when Northbound.
So back to the start: As we left the bar, John (my new found ex pilot mate) came up beside PILGRIM in one of his several high speed ribs, with a load of paying passengers on a whale watching trip. After a brief chat he bid me good bye with a ‘semi’ salute and in a the context of our conversation of yesterday, slammed the 500 hp throttles open and blast off like the A4 jet he once flew. In a blink, all that was left was floury of foam and a group a rapidly departing, and doubtlessly wide eyed passengers travelling at high speed toward the reported whales sightings. Yee Ha!
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