Lumpy start to the day with a nasty side-swell. Thankfully, this settled down as the day went on. Also got an easterly so motor-sailed to the creek - main and jib.
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| First time I've shaken the first reef out and this part needs work. |
Entry to the creek was rough. The easterly swell combined with the outgoing tide created a bit of an overflow with breaking waves of about a meter right across the entrance. Cat Play handled it well, though it had us crapping ourselves for a while. Anchored off the big sandbank for a quiet night.
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| The bit where the crocs don't go. |
Just went out for Pearly-time about 5.30 in the evening and I saw a huge shape in the water. Just a few metres off the port side there was a dugong - I could see his whole back as he dived over. My first wild one. People say they are gentle creatures but this place is full of crocs. It must have killer defenses!
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| Island Head Creek |
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