Predicted N and NE winds made Coasters a less appealing option as the swell creeps in and it gets rolly so we headed for Towlers Bay which is no good in a southerly but great in a northerly. We were among the like-minded. Looking out at the yachts as they arrived during the afternoon we spotted first Yaraandoo II and then Insatiable II pull in. We'd met both these crews in Tasmania.
The Bloke was just in the mood to play and immediately raced off in Marilyn to invite them for 5'rs. These two crews are old hands. Jim and Anne from Insatiable II are American and must be closer to their 80th birthdays than most and have lived afloat for at least 30 years. They spent the winter in Vanuatu and New Caledonia. Mike and Sue from Yaraandoo II spent the winter in the Whitsundays and will head south to Tassie again for around the 20th time. Not much these folk can't tell you! Seeing as friends of our sailing mentors Andrew and Carolyn, just pulled in too, it made sense to introduce the crew of Amaranthe II so that they could top up their 'info in-tray' ahead of their Tassie quest this summer.
Insatiable and Yaraandoo
By mid-morning on Saturday, Towlers was also home to Meander who we know from Lakes Entrance, Southern Belle (RPAYC cruisers we met in Tassie) plus Judy and Martin on Goondiwindi II (RPAYC cruisers that live on Scotland Island). By Sunday, Pandora was in the bay and the skipper who we'd met a few times before asked if there was anyone there that we didn't know?!
Meander getting a morning coffee from the Cappuccino Man.
(In Bantry Bay a couple of weeks ago)
We get the feeling that the longer we stay out on the water the more we are going to keep running into (metaphorically) the same cruisers!
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