After the visit from Tania and Bob we walked up Mutton Bird Island to watch the twilight yacht race. The conditions were more than breezy at around 26 knots but all the yachts were loving being out on the water. We met Cindy and Bilby up at the lookout and watched the yachts together while taking some rather windswept photos of each other! I'm not sure what's going on with my hair! The second photo from the top shows the yacht (which incidently is in the berth next to us) sailing out through the seawall with crew onboard. After the excitement of the race Cindy and Bilby came back to Faraway for some sundowners and I cooked up a chicken curry for dinner. We had a lovely evening with these new friends. The next morning they were up early with Ian to put their repaired sail back in the furling system. I snoozed on until Ian came back to Faraway to tell me u4ia were leaving and to come and say farewell. I jumped up out of bed and we raced up Mutton Bird Island in time to see them sailing up north with a fully intact mainsail. Hopefully with the strong southerlies they will reach Cairns in time to meet up with their friends as planned. We will miss their company as well and wish them fair winds and good luck with their sailing adventures.
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