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Anchored off Morris Island.
30 hours from Grenville to here, anchored in Lockhart River. Bright and sunny, no-one around.
Anchored at Shelbourne Bay, near Cape Grenville, after 2 days and a night and a half from Possession Island.
Anchored at Possession Island - left Seisia in fair weather now waiting for tide for the next leg towards Cape Yorke.
Anchored in Seisia.
Anchored in Shallow Bay.
Turned around and making our way back to Seisia to sit for a spell - the SE wind is too hard. Anchored in Shelburne Bay.
Yesterday we took 22 hours to move 45 miles south, and cover 75 miles while doing it. Grenville to Portland Road, where we are now anchored off the trees, and rolling in a large swell.
Moved anchor closer to Cape Grenville, which we will wait to round until the wind drops. Forecast is not good for a few days. Rolly here, later we will try to find a quieter spot.
Somehow the rain clouds went around us but the wind stayed all day until we anchored for the night in Shelbourne Bay at Cape Grenville. Slow progress. Peaceful here now.
Slow trudge through the night. Dawn has brought lots of rain clouds.
Left Possession Island anchorage 0500 Thursday and rounded Cape Yorke about 0900 - then the Albany Channel and onward SE. Light winds but not comfortable.
Anchored here after another fine daysail, but a rocky bottom and an early morning SW swell put us on the road towards Seisia at 0400 this morning.
Anchored here, near Flinders Camp, after a pleasant daysail (for a change!) N from Weipa. Heading N again today towards Seisia.
Anchored in Weipa - a tough crossing and still 150 miles short of turning round Cape Yorke. But good to have the Gulf of Carpentaria behind us.
Rain and wind - making for the nearest piece of coast.