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Timshel - Vanuatu to Australia Day 6



Hand steered most of the day as awkward angle for Hydravane. Towards late afternoon wind got up - or rather the gusts became continuous so we carreered along for a bit as Steve was having a sleep, then reefed down. Now possible to set up Hydra to steer - easier with a lot more wind and reefed sails? - or is her less of a cross swell? Much better anyway. Closeish encounter with Xin Ning Bo 919 ft, at least they answered their VHF and did manage to miss us. Now less than 200 nm to go to Australia (the Barrier Reef anyway). Australia - the promised land! Where there will be shops, supermarkets, chandleries, boat yards, launderettes - and kangaroos, wallabies, Koala bears, Duck-billed Platypus - also the Dunni spider (poisonous), Box jellyfish, saltwater crocodiles - according to Steve's trivia these can grow to 8.5M, as long as a Westerly Centaur (our first boat).

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