Saturday 25th June Another morning in Butterfly Bay and Liz, Jack & Toni jumped back in the water to check out another part of the reef in the bay. The visibility was good and they saw some beautiful coral formations and colourful fish. We had lunch on their return then ventured out into the high wind. A 15knt wind and easterly swell took us around the point heading back to Airlie.
As we passed through the Narrows again, the wind dropped below 10knts and the swell became westerly. As we past Stonehaven the swell turned southerly to match the southerly wind that steadily increased to 25knts. The 25knt wind gusting 30knts on the beam made for a good sail, reaching speeds up to 8.5knts.
It only took two and a half hours to reach the shelter of our anchorage at Airlie Beach.
Sunday and Sue & Andrew ventured ashore in the dinghy to get a few groceries. For the others it has been a day of reading and playing cards as the wind whistled through the rigging and watching the white caps out past the point.
As we passed through the Narrows again, the wind dropped below 10knts and the swell became westerly. As we past Stonehaven the swell turned southerly to match the southerly wind that steadily increased to 25knts. The 25knt wind gusting 30knts on the beam made for a good sail, reaching speeds up to 8.5knts.
It only took two and a half hours to reach the shelter of our anchorage at Airlie Beach.
Sunday and Sue & Andrew ventured ashore in the dinghy to get a few groceries. For the others it has been a day of reading and playing cards as the wind whistled through the rigging and watching the white caps out past the point.