The morning came too quickly as it always does when you are
about to set off on a long days sail. For some reason you never sleep well when
there is an early morning start and a long day ahead. The alarm went at 5.30am
and the anchor was raised at 6am and we headed off into a short choppy sea
state with southerly winds. We were able to motor sail but did not like the
constant crashing and slamming of the hull on the waves. It was a long tiresome day and it was not
until we managed to get around Cape Bowling Green (named by Captain Cook in
1770 as it is as flat as a bowling green) and the wind turned more to the east
that we managed to get the jib up and sail. The wind increased and we were
doing over 8 knots which was hard to keep the fishing lures in the water. That
did not really matter as we never caught anything anyway. We arrived at 4.30
and found the quietest part of the bay to anchor, had a couple of beers, cooked
dinner and relaxed into a good book. Reading did not last long and the lights
were out by 8.30pm.
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