Leg 37 - Wineglass Bay to Whalers Cove, North Riedle Bay, Maria Island.

Sometimes a great day to stay can be a great day to go. Our Easter weekend at Memory Cove taught us that. Instead of making our way back to Port Lincoln in great conditions we stayed on and had a brilliant day only to face a nasty retreat in the 30-40knot headwinds of a violent trough. Lesson duly noted! So with improved conditions at Wineglass Bay and the forecast for stronger Northerly winds tomorrow we elected to take the gentle run down to Maria Island that were on offer today instead of the more forceful (albeit manageable) conditions to come. Yes, we thought, let's take it while it's going and besides we were still finding this bay rather rolly.

The downside of this decision was that it took a while for the light winds to get less light and actually enable us to sail. Oh dear, we know we are in these latitudes a bit early. It's either much too much or not quite enough and we are really only getting 1 good day in 5 anyway. Where we are going will hopefully be less rolly because it looks like we might need to be in Riedle Bay a few days.

Those big hills looked less ominous in the day.

No sign of the seas and rain of the day before.
The water is still running down though.

Leaving the cute headland behind.

A happy skipper.

How different the rocks are on the opposite side of the inlet.

Geologically speaking, what ever happened here?

Lemon Rock at the head of the opening.

This ketch was taking advantage of the light conditions to get to Wineglass Bay.
We both altered course to take a closer look at one another and say "Hi there".

A rather dramatic headland on the way.

Once anchored at Whalers Cove in about 12m, we noticed that our neighbour was an eagle.