April 29 - we've left the dock!

After berthing Infini at Opua Marina for 6 months, we have finally left the dock! We departed at slack tide and anchored near Pine Island. First job was to service and get the Tohatsus outboard motor working so we'd have dinghy transportation. After that, the watermaker was recommissioned, and testing of the water quality revealed very good results. We're on a roll. We then went to the Opua Cruising Club to attend a presentation by John Martin about So. Pac. weather. After, we visited with friends, had a few beers, and dinghied back to the boat. It sure feels different being at anchor! We have a few things to do tomorrow, but the BIG NEWS is that we're planning departure Sat. for Bundaberg, Australia. It's a 1355 nm run, and the weather window looks decent enough to go, so unless something comes up last minute, we'll be stored and departing NZ in two days! Hard to believe...