
Noumea, New Caledonia
On Passage
Thursday 17th June dawns fine and clear. We motor around to Scarborough Marina and meet the immigration officers to attend to clearance requirements. Then we load 400 litres of diesel (Ouch, expensive!), top up the water tanks, say our goodbyes and head out across Moreton Bay. Of course there is little wind and what there is blows from the direction we want to go. So no sailing. Just motoring for the next two days. Well off and on anyway.
Only 4.30 i...