Sailing on the Lady Jodie

We were up early this morning to meet a man with a boat on Point Wilson. It was slightly surreal riding through the bush with not a soul around to the very tip of the peninsula. Here, there is a jetty, and we wheeled our bikes onto the jetty and waited. Well, Sarina and I did. Tiger decided that the rain was too wet and went and found a shelter.

Then, out of the distant rain filled sea, a boat appeared heading our way. It was Rob in the Lady Jodie – here to whisk us across to Paynesville so we could continue our journey.

Rob was fantastic - we made the crossing with a nice warm cup of tea in our hands and a chocolate Santa too. Great service.

The weather wasn’t too great - persistent rain for most of the morning, but the outlook for tomorrow was even worse, so we decided to press on to Lakes Entrance via the East Gippsland rail trail. Yet more pleasant riding in the countryside, free of cars and steep gradients.

Now we’re holed up in the Lakes Entrance RSL (Returned Services Legion) and looking forward to our rest day tomorrow. Most likely, in the middle of a huge storm. We should get some admin done though - and Tiger’s VCE results come out too.