Hauling out at Salthouse

High and dry

The wind was fresh from the west, blowing onto the Salthouse jetty. I think Greg and Nick nearly postponed, but she came out just fine: straight, upright, and well supported. It's a great wee slipway, in a lovely setting.

Skipper Brian and his crew

These are the guys who did all the hard and often dirty work of the conversion, and also went on week-long fishing trips to Barrier Island. It's been our great honour to meet them, and we really hope they come down to Picton one day to fish for the blue cod and to have a drink from our bottle.

Brian Gallocher piloting Orion
up river to Salthouse

Salthouse Boatyard is at Greenhithe on Lucas Creek. The upper harbour is lovely, with bush coming down to the water's edge. The deep water is marked by but also taken up with moored craft, and you have to pick your way through them carefully.