GPS: 20 11.914s 148 39.771e
Run: 5.4nm (9.8km)
We left Airlie Beach on Sunday and went across to Stonehaven bay on Hook Island. Which turned out to be a popular place to stay with 21 boats joining us by evening. Sue had quite a scare as we were about to anchor it looked two snorkelers just off our bow. It turned out we were being greeted by a couple of dolphins. The breeze made it a bit too cold for us to go snorkeling even though the reef was only 50 meters away. So we sat in the cockpit with a drink watching the sun set.
When we checked the weather forecast on Monday, we could see high winds coming from the south. So we decided to head back to the mainland for shelter. Away from all the charter boats in the islands. We are going to hide out in Woodwark Bay till the weekend and the winds have died down a little.
This morning we greased the headsail furler as it had been getting hard to wind in and out. We then decided to try fishing in the bay. We didn’t come back with any fish but we did come back with a cauliflower. Is that called vegetarian fishing? We had just given up on fishing when a perfectly good and fresh cauliflower came floating by. It must have fallen overboard from one of the boats. So its cauliflower and cheese sauce for tea tonight. It wont need salting. Did we get the catch of the day or what?
