In the afternoon Peter fitted the new alternator and we motored around the outer harbour towards Rose Bay and back along the northern shores. The problem was obviously solved.
On Thursday we moved to the courtesy moorings near Middle Harbour Yacht Club. Greg thought it would be better to leave the dinghy on the lawn near the Dinghy Sailing Club when we caught the bus up to Neutral Bay for dinner with him and Leisha. While we were waiting for the bus at Spit Bridge we started talking to a man who informed us that we were supposed to have pre-purchased our tickets. Of course there was no place to buy them there, so we were in a bit of a quandary. After some more discussion we found we were bound for exactly the same place so our man hailed a taxi and we rode in comfort to Wycombe Road. He insisted on paying for the taxi as he said his company would pick up the tab as he had been at a PD day. People are very helpful and friendly - even in the city. Our meal with Greg and Leisha at Ta Ta Thai was, as usual, scrumptious. It is such a delightful place to eat out and only a short walk from Greg and Leisha's apartment. Luckily when we arrived back at the dinghy the area was reasonably well lit and in the dark we were able to see Rene clearly.
By Friday we were low on stores so we decided to motor over to Manly to stock up for the weekend at Quarantine Bay with Greg and Leisha. Coles is close to the water front where we anchored, just to the north of the swimming baths. The ferries arrive at the jetty close by, which made interesting viewing while we ate lunch. Just as we were leaving Coles Peter noticed that a fellow had walked his cat down to the shops. It was sitting next to his bag at the front of Coles and did not seem perturbed by the multitudes walking past. What a cat!
Peter and I anchored in Quarantine Bay just under North Head for the night. On Saturday morning we walked up to the old hospital area and watched for Greg and Leisha. They anchored next to us and we spent the weekend exploring the North Head/Manly area. The weather was superb, so we had a relaxing break with them.
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This week we have decided to take Rene up the harbour to the west and explore beyond The Bridge. As this was probably one of the least busy times, after lunch on Monday, we set off along the northern shores. Things still became busy off Circular Quay and at one time we had six ferries heading towards us. It turned out to be interesting rather that scary and we enjoyed the trip. At present we are anchored in Balls Head Bay which is a dedicated anchoring area for small boats. This bay is surrounded by bushland areas. Nearby is HMAS Waterhen which is alive with Navy business. On the other side is a deep bay which houses large oil storage tanks and so far we have seen two ships coming and going from there. We watched the tugs manoeuvre a huge oil tanker out from this small bay when we walked around Berry Island. This bushy little area is not actually an island but is joined to the mainland by a low parkland lawn area at the end of our bay.
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Today we decided to walk around the bush reserve, that flanks Gore Bay, to Greenwich. We had read that there was a row of small shops up on the hill which included coffee shops. Peter likes his coffee. Surprisingly the walk was through wet, shady rainforest type vegetation. Huge Tree Ferns, Bird's Nest Ferns and various others grew thickly amongst the stately gum trees. We continued on to the Ball's Head Reserve and came across the derelict Coal Wharf. This area has had a lot of money spent on it as a community park. There are community gardens there and also the Centre for Sustainability. It was a most interesting area to explore.
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