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pos: 14 33.691s 145 1.426e
sp: 5.8
h: 278m
w: 18-20kn ESE, CC 2/8 (10%), SS 1-1.5m SE
d: 09/09/18 17:36 GMT+1000
After leaving Cooktown, we had a couple of half days sailing, stopping at Two Isles and the lovely Lizard Island, in Watson Bay. Poor Mrs Watson, who lived in a cottage here, had a bit of a hard time when her husband was away seeking Beche De Mere (sea slugs). She and her servant were attacked by the locals and escaped the island in a tub used to boil the slugs. They eventually stranded on a reef, but met more strife from locals thereabouts, luckily floating free in the tub to end up on an island about 40nm away from Lizard. A happy ending eh? Sadly not... They died there from thirst.

Anyway, historic notes over, we're now trying to make up a little bit of time, with a 24hr run to Fyffe Island. Sun shining still and wind in our favour.

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