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We've arrived! As predicted the winds picked up yesterday afternoon and we sailed in 15-25kts just forward of the beam all the way to Beveridge Reef. Try as we may we were not able to slow ole Ransom down and we arrived outside the reef around 4am. Skyus was right by our side. We had to wait outside the reef until 8ish before making our entrances. We had a conversation with one of the 5 boats already anchored who shared GPS coordinates of the middle of the pass. To keep us amused while we waited we were witness to many whales, moms and calves humpbacks breaching and frolicking all around us. They put on quite a show. As we entered the pass we were again greeted with many more whales inside the lagoon. We headed towards the other 5 anchored boats and one of the boats, a solo sailor from Toronto, gave us his advice on he best place to anchor. We are anchored in 12 feet of crystal clear water with a white sandy bottom along the inside rim of the reef. The sun is breaking through
...bad news is...it's freezing! 70 degrees and blowing 20. Well deserved naps with hopes of waking to better swimming conditions.[END]