I made a quick trip into town this morning to visit Dulcie for my departure haircut, as I had promised after my first haircut with her in early January. I asked for and got "the works" and should arrive in Fremantle looking reasonably neat, other than the beard. On the way back I stopped off at Food Lovers and purchased a roll for lunch, a big container of salad, and a bunch of bananas.
I got back in time to re establish contact with SAMMNet on 7.120 MHz LSB at 1135 UTC. He now knows my departure plan and will be able to give me a more detailed weather report at tomorrow morning's 0635 session. Between Sam doing the coastal work and Graham doing the long range work (14.316 MHz USB, 0630 and 1130 UTC) I should get good support to at least the mid point to Australia, a very comforting thought.
Sam did tell me that there will be a wind shift from south to west on Wednesday, and I confirmed as much with a download of a Ugrib file. This is surprisingly good news for me, who expected to have to deal with winds in the S-SE sector.
In 20 minutes I will board the cab for the dental visit.
This blog began in late 2006 with the planning and preparation for a circumnavigation of the world in my 39-foot sail boat Pachuca. It then covered a successful 5-year circumnavigation that ended in April 2013. The blog now covers life with Pachuca back home in Australia.
Pachuca
Pachuca in Port Angeles, WA USA
Monday, March 4, 2013
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1 comment:
Wow! getting trimmed up again...good idea.
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