[password] yppah4187
[position] 43 21.871S 146 07.831E
[weather] 0-15knts W, flat water, 75% cloud cover, 1022 baro
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[status] report at 1900 local time Friday. After three boat bound days the wind settled and the rain became showers. Thursday afternoon we dinghied 5 nautical miles up to Meleluca Lagoon. From bird hides we saw the critically endangered Orange-bellied parrot. Meeting two hikers, who had walked for 10 days through hail and rain, helped us realise that sitting on our boat for a few wet days wasn't so bad after all. Earlier today we hiked up Mount Beattie to gain views across Bathurst Harbour, Mount Rugby, along Bathurst Channel and towards the distant ocean.
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There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.