Nordlys in Middle Harbour
NORDLYS
David and Annette Ridout
Sun 18 Dec 2005 05:21
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Sydney Harbour
Sailors Bay
Middle Harbour
Sydney
18th December
2005
As I write we are tied to the buoy off the
house of some kind Sydney friends, Vaughan and Jill Wellington. Annette
and I have been driving round North Sydney visiting old haunts, noting that the
four flats we lived in whilst on our British Airways postings are still
there. The high water pool that the children learnt to swim in is also
there. So is the Stynes, one of Manley's watering holes although I am sure
it is no longer a de facto men only place! Some things do
change.
We have purchased an Australian gas cylinder as
they will not fill our American or British ones. Interestingly because
they have no bleed screw. Australia is the only country we have come
across that fills bottles by flow and not by pumping the gas and weighing the
cylinder as it fills. The result is that having ones bottles filled here
is a rather terrifying experience as the vapour bleeds out while the liquid goes
in. How they make sure that the bottles have the 20% empty safety margin I
have no idea. Any of the attendants I have spoken to cannot believe that
it is done differently in other countries or that we have had our bottles filled
everywhere except Australia. I say no more.
Last night the creek we are in was enlivened as
the local water safelty organisation organised a procession of fairy lights lit
boats that went round the whole of Middle Harbour calling in to all the
creeks. An idea I have put into the back of my mind for Lymington in
future years.
Today a minor tragedy struck when I dropped my
faithful Nokia into the water. Snorkelled and recovered it from fifteen
feet but despite there being no water behind the screen and after some hours in
the sun the item is dead. Lost all my phone numbers. A nasty and
expensive way to learn a lesson.
Well may we again wish our
readers a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year.
David and Annette
 Our Christmas mooring off Vaughan's
house, Sailor's Creek, Middle Harbour
 First view through the heads, car
transport went in just in front of us.
 The smallest of the maxis believe it
or not. A great sight however.
 Nordlys approaches the Opera house and
Bridge.
 Finally made it 1530hrs on Thursday
15th December 2005
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