Friday, April 21, 2006
Hunter Island-Three Hummock Island
April 24
Awoke at 3am, decided to have a leisurely breakfast and head off. If there is no wind it means we will travel slower.
April 23
Fidelio and another yacht left for Melbourne today fom Stanley, but we felt it would be too rolly until the swell subsided and settled so are leaving early tomorrow morning. Listening on the radio it was very rolly but it and the wind cut out about 12 noon.
Again we stayed on the boat, Paul went fishing to catch more flathead to put in the freezer during period of rain and wind squalls in the morning.
Later we secured the boat ready to sail when we got up in the morning. During the night the boat swung more SE so pulled the anchor and moved further out into deeper water.
The night was so clear you felt like you could reach out and touch the stars they were so near and so large. The moon had not risen above the horizon and the sounds of the penguins were loud plus the phosphorence in the water making the night very beautiful.
April 22
Stayed inside, very cold, rain squalls and overcast. We listened to the fishermen on the radio complaining about the cold and swell.
April21
Still here- "Shelley" delivered a cray for dinner tonight, we got to the beach for a much needed walk.
April20
Moved from the north side to the south side of Telegraph Bay
Another 2-3 days of gale force winds from the W-SW. Monday looks like okay to go, but will check it out Sunday as the weather patterns change quite fast.
News report stated that two people got knocked over with a rogue wave ion Bass Strait (Coal frieghter) one person died, the other is in hospital. Thank goodness we are not out there.
April18
Moved from Rainbow Bay to East Telepgraph Bay as SW swell coming through and making the boat uncomfortable.
April17
"Damian from "Shelley" recommended that we move around the corner to Rainbow Bay for the expected NW 30-50 knots expected and it would be more protected from the swell. It is a beautiful protected bay and one can see the bottom quite clearly.
I pinch myself every time I go outside-CLEAR BLUE WATER and I can see the bottom!! It is like paradise, the beaches are white and when the wind it not blowing and the sun is shinning I can imagine this being paradise.
April16
Woke up late afternoon after our trip. Arriving at Shepherd's Bay marked the completed circumnavigation of Tasmania for us.
The weather forecast was for NW gale force winds later on. Shepherds Bay was reasonable but we decided to move to East Telegraph Bay where is was more protected. We moved at about 6pm and it got dark very quickly, thankfully the moon came up to give us greater visibility. We arrived at this beautiful bay at about 7.50 and anchored near "Shelley" a fishing trawler.
Awoke at 3am, decided to have a leisurely breakfast and head off. If there is no wind it means we will travel slower.
April 23
Fidelio and another yacht left for Melbourne today fom Stanley, but we felt it would be too rolly until the swell subsided and settled so are leaving early tomorrow morning. Listening on the radio it was very rolly but it and the wind cut out about 12 noon.
Again we stayed on the boat, Paul went fishing to catch more flathead to put in the freezer during period of rain and wind squalls in the morning.
Later we secured the boat ready to sail when we got up in the morning. During the night the boat swung more SE so pulled the anchor and moved further out into deeper water.
The night was so clear you felt like you could reach out and touch the stars they were so near and so large. The moon had not risen above the horizon and the sounds of the penguins were loud plus the phosphorence in the water making the night very beautiful.
April 22
Stayed inside, very cold, rain squalls and overcast. We listened to the fishermen on the radio complaining about the cold and swell.
April21
Still here- "Shelley" delivered a cray for dinner tonight, we got to the beach for a much needed walk.
April20
Moved from the north side to the south side of Telegraph Bay
Another 2-3 days of gale force winds from the W-SW. Monday looks like okay to go, but will check it out Sunday as the weather patterns change quite fast.
News report stated that two people got knocked over with a rogue wave ion Bass Strait (Coal frieghter) one person died, the other is in hospital. Thank goodness we are not out there.
April18
Moved from Rainbow Bay to East Telepgraph Bay as SW swell coming through and making the boat uncomfortable.
April17
"Damian from "Shelley" recommended that we move around the corner to Rainbow Bay for the expected NW 30-50 knots expected and it would be more protected from the swell. It is a beautiful protected bay and one can see the bottom quite clearly.
I pinch myself every time I go outside-CLEAR BLUE WATER and I can see the bottom!! It is like paradise, the beaches are white and when the wind it not blowing and the sun is shinning I can imagine this being paradise.
April16
Woke up late afternoon after our trip. Arriving at Shepherd's Bay marked the completed circumnavigation of Tasmania for us.
The weather forecast was for NW gale force winds later on. Shepherds Bay was reasonable but we decided to move to East Telegraph Bay where is was more protected. We moved at about 6pm and it got dark very quickly, thankfully the moon came up to give us greater visibility. We arrived at this beautiful bay at about 7.50 and anchored near "Shelley" a fishing trawler.
