Locked Behind Bars

We arrived in Laurieton crossing the Camden Haven bar at the appropriate time. The forecasters had done a great job and the swell height had indeed dropped to 1m making our entry an easy one.

Since our last visit, 2 public moorings have been installed off the Laurieton United Services Club. Luckily, one was unused and available to us. We grabbed it enthusiastically since we are still mentally scarred from our wind-against-tide experience that ended up in ‘keel wrap’ on our last visit. Although it was really a 24hr courtesy mooring we finished up hanging from it for 10 days.  A particularly high High pressure system of 1040hP sat in the Tasman Sea and pushed up a big swell out in the ocean. Sitting in a calm river was very much the place to be. 

Our view of 'Big Brother'

  

Fellow imprisoned sailors became happy companions sharing walks, trips to the legendary Art Deco Laurieton Cinema, bus trips to Lake Macquarie and pub food at the Laurieton United Services Club.

  

Swells and surf everywhere and more especially across the bar, and so locking us in.

Although the days were short, the sunsets were sensational.