Underway...cruising begins

The months of preparations finally culminated in a quiet departure from Fremantle Sailing Club on Sunday afternoon and a leisurely motor sail up to Hillarys Marina.  We took a few photos for the archives and started to work out some of the new electronic goodies on board. 

 

We took turns at the wheel before engaging our autopilot which we had to learn how to do through the new plotter at the helm.

Wonder when we'll see this landmark again??

Phil has made a Lumberjack cake already which we enjoyed with our cruising buddies aboard Tigress Too.

We spent a couple of nights enjoying the hospitality of Hillarys Yacht Club, where they have great views and good happy hour prices in the club bar.

Tuesday morning the weather was perfect for a sail.  We departed HYC and sailed up to Two Rocks Marina in perfect conditions.  Once again the crews of Basanti and Tigress Too explored the little town for a couple of days while we wait for the weather to take us north.  Boat jobs keep us busy for part of the days, walks and reading occupy a bit more and we've enjoyed happy hours, cards and a few meals with our friends from Tigress Too.

Note:  I'm having some problems with the photo uploads and will check again (another day) to see if they are here.  Be patient...Buster is out of practice.