Now the weather has well and truly picked up we have renewed our efforts to become boaties. Almost every other house here has a boat in the driveway and we are determined not to be among the few for whom the boat remains there permanently.

 Before we bought Bunny II (Ian's parents owned the first Bunny) we chortled at the people who appeared to never take their boats out but, since becoming boat owners, we've discovered how easy it is to do just that.
Taking the boat out involves a certain amount of effort which is not too bad once we have got the hang of it but, add to that the fact that the weather conditions need to be favourable and the opportunities for going out in it become considerably reduced.

 For us, that is. Most sailors are not phased by a light breeze but with our lack of experience, even the smallest gust seems perilous. And, of course, we always seem to be busy. I am reminded of my Dad who, after retiring used to say he did not know how he ever found the time to work....the excuses could go on and on.
Anyway, yesterday dawned bright and sunny and, most importantly - still, so we loaded up the fishing rods, life jackets, drinks and snacks and off we set. Launching Bunny is something we have managed reasonably well since the beginning so we don't cause any embarassing chaos at the boat ramp but we disagree about how the boat trips should be planned.

 Ian likes to set off across the bay at high speed without checking that he can work the sat nav until we realise we are not sure where we are and I prefer to creep sedately along the coastline to the nearest bay and drop anchor there so we can't get lost! I am sure we will eventually reach a point where our trips out become something between the two but we need to take the boat out a lot more regularly before we reach that happy medium.
So we bombed across the bay for a bit stabbing fingers at the sat nav controls as we went then scooted back to Tanilba Bay for a bit of fishing (Ian, not me. I am happy with my book) and it was beautiful.

 A magnificent catamaran glided in behind us and we bobbed around for a couple of very peaceful hours.
Monty has finally worked out that it is very uncomfortable to try and stand up when travelling at speed and retreated to the comfort of the cabin for the return journey. 

Getting the boat back onto the trailer is something we seem to have got worse at as we have become more confident so, a few rope burns later, we got Bunny back home safe determined to take her out every week, at least for the next 6 - 7 months while the weather is good.