As much as we'd have preferred to be at Thomas Island, a northerly breeze said NO! If fact, a northerly pattern was predicted for the coming days. Is this the start of the change of season? For months we experienced strong SE winds for a week at a time and a Northerly could barely break in for a few hours to deliver a fine warm respite. It looked like a reverse and perhaps signaling the time to return south of the Cyclone belt.
Evening sun captured on the headland
The holding in this bay is a bit precarious. Lots of coral reef downstairs and we were not confident. If the wind were to pick up we'd need to leave pronto. So unsure were we about our holding, that the Bloke turned down an invitation for drinks aboard another boat. Yes, that serious!
New Silver Gull on the left is a fully restored 80 year old beauty.
On the right is a steel version sister ship, Solitary Light.
Morning glass
On the upside, it was very pretty and quiet and we could hear lots of bird calls; from crows, to oyster catchers to something that went "whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop" on a descending scale.
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