Triabunna to Sydney

I left Caprice of Huon in Triabunna on Thursday.

Greg off Sextant and I had to get back to Sydney. I am going to the Carribean on Monday and Greg had to work on his boat ready for the Australia Day regatta.

We got an 8:40am bus out of Triabunna to Hobart. Hangovers from the night in the pub, and regret that we were leaving the boats before the last leg.

We got into Hobart around 10:15am and headed for the internet cafe to book flights. Shock, the cheapest ONE WAY flight was $399 and was not until Friday. Big difference from the $69 I had payed last time. The I found a flight to Sydney that afternoon... $516 but it was leaving at 1:40pm. I gritted my teeth and pulled out my credit card.

We wandered down the road to the Customs House (pub) for a cold ale and to ring the airport shuttle. The shuttle is only $10 and a cab is around $40-$50. After the $516 I was feeling a bit shell shocked. Good news was that the shuttle driver was happy to pick us up at the pub.

The wind was howling in Hobart. Signs were flying over, trees got knocked down, a car got blown into the next lane collecting another car, and I was almost blown off my feet. I think the heavy sail bag acted as ballast (though nearly as a canting keel when it blew out to the side of me).

When we got to Hobart airport Greg discovered to his dismay that his flight was actually in the eveing and there no more seats for him on the flight I was on. Back to the bar for him!

Seems all that wind had hit Melbourne as well as Tasmania as the flights were all delayed. Made it back though.

That cruise is over, new one begins on Monday...