An early morning phone call from keenan woke Elaine out of a lovely deep sleep, when, in fact, he actually needed to speak to Roy. So much for the only morning this week to have a sleep in. With that we decided to get up and get on with the day's planned activities; Dinghy to The Spit to get both dive tanks filled then to Cammeray Marina to do the laundry, before returning to Paw Paw ahead of the strong winds we've experienced this afternoon.

We did, however, gleam a nugget of local knowledge that probably would have been more beneficial when we first arrived in Sydney. In chatting to one of the chaps who works at Cammeray Marina, we discovered that as recent as September last year a couple of bull sharks were seen lazily swimming around the rocks near Castle Rock in Middle Harbour, scaring a number of bathers, who just left the water in time to escape the notoriety of being the first victim of the season. Also, the six most recent fatal shark attacks in Sydney Harbour took place in Middle Harbour; Two in Bantry Bay where we are currently moored and where our floating neighbours swim every evening and one at Roseville Bridge where Roy dived Paw Paw's bottom to clean it and where we both enjoyed a delightful swim on one of the hottest days in Sydney since 1939, when temperatures soared to 47.3C. Further research revealed that Sydney Harbour is ranked third in the nation as a hotspot for the total number of shark attacks. Uummm, we probably should have investigated all of this before we took to the water.

On another topic entirely, a review of the forecasted weather for the next week indicates numerous cyclonic systems currently in the South West Pacific which will most likely delay our departure to Pittwater and Lake Macquarie early next week. Guess, we'll just have to enjoy some more sightseeing!