Since 3am this morning we have been at anchor in Refuge Bay, Scawfell Island (whole area has islands named after the Lake District). A refuge it is indeed as since nightfall we had had 25knot winds, and increasing seas. Wind on our stern so very rolly. At one point the forecast front found us, so for an hour there was some or lots of wind coming from all directions. Lots of roll and not much progress. Of course as soon as we furled the sails and started motoring the wind came up (to 30) and we were on our way.
So we are a short hop from the Whitsundays, but will probably hunker down here for a couple of days until the wind and seas die down. 3m swell today, no thank you.
As I may have mentioned in my last, we have tuna fish cakes in the frig. and had a tasty blue runner for lunch a couple of days ago.
Anchorage has 2 American, 2 German and a Swedish boat, quite a difference from our Christmas trip up this way.
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