Leg 7 - Wray Bay - Dillon Bay. Two seasons in one day.

Let's get the hell out of Dodge! Rocking and rolling all night long without let up made our minds up. We wouldn't be hanging about. The people in the salmon shacks and the mystery campers that set up near the boat ramp right on dusk would be in for a shock to find the bay empty when they woke.
We left in a low blanketing cloud at stupid o'clock (... that's 0500). Seems a common effect on this south coast. We headed for Dillon Bay, the next one along in pursuit of a calmer anchorage. The cruising guide or is that the cursing guide, described 3 options in Dillon Bay. Since the wind was coming from where we wanted to go and keen to get there ASAP we told the Iron Donkey to clipity clop.

The seas were very confused. Breeze from the SE and swells from the SW. We could hardly wait to cover the 20nm and well pleased to get it over with  before lunch. The waters as we passed Cape #6 or is that 7 - Cape Knob were likened by B1 over the radio to being in a washing machine agitate cycle. The Bloke said getting past was like being released from a maw. The ocean was immediately easier.

Of the 3 possible anchorages in Dillon Bay identified by the cruising guide, the most Easterly one called  'Little Boat Harbour' was reckoned to be the most versatile offering protection from the SE (today) as well as from the SW (tomorrow).

Who comes up with these names? It's actually a tiny steeply sloping beach probably caused by surge and protected by a small headland. There is steep a gravel road (around 40deg)leading to a small car park. It's possible to launch very small craft from the beach -think very small dinghies, canoes, kayaks and the inevitable scubie doo. I have a hunch we are going to come across innumerable 'Boat Harbours' in our travels and they will rival the number of Five Mile Creeks that caravaners would encounter.

Call to the cats - get over here fast, the anchorage is a 'Peach with 5 bars' - of internet cover that is!

Anyway, it's a very popular spot and by the time we got here to perform our weird anchoring dances (the cats seemed to like sampling multiple spots again before settling) there were plenty of hardy locals swimming, snorkeling etc and the clouds had largely burnt off and the sun was warm and shining.

View out across small reef and protective headland from Small Boat Harbour. Do they mean for small boats or the harbour?

Seeing as we are once again in a rolly spot however and on anchor watch for the night; as pretty a spot as this is, I think we could be moving at dawn ahead of strong SW winds predicted for Tuesday.