Arrived Pittwater

And you all thought sailing was relaxing...................... Last night at midnight we were forced to up anchor and head for the open sea due to an unforecast strong north westerly with the potential to push us on to a lee shore. We had a vigorous and fast sail for the next sixteen hours. Not only  was it tiring but it was dark and freezing cold as well (thank goodness for a full moon). We envied everyone tucked up in their nice warm beds while we were out battling a cold rough sea.  John kept reminding me that this was our holiday!!!!!

Going past Jervis Bay entrance

Beecroft Head - Roadstead Anchorage

Left Ulladulla in light conditions. Westerly wind gave us great sailing past Jervis Bay and around to Beecroft Head. Tomorrow we leave for Port Hacking, south of Sydney.

Harbour View Ulladulla

Ulladulla Harbour

Arrived Ulludulla

Sailed from Broullee to Ulludulla in Perfect sailing conditions. Blue skies and southerly winds. However, as we were approaching Ulludulla the wind and the swell increased considerably. We are rafted next to a fishing vessel in the harbour which is just a short walk to the shops.

Broulee Island

We left Bermagui at 1000 this morning. The weather was overcast and rather chilly with a south westerly wind pushing us northward. We anchored in the lee of Broulee Island just south of Batemans Bay at about 1700. Tomorrow we will head for Ulladulla.

Plan to leave Bermagui for Broulee Sunday

We expect the cold front to pass over us tonight and Saturday. We are planning to leave here on Sunday morning for Broulee island. This will be an ocean anchorage protected from Southerly winds just south of Batesman's Bay. We would have liked to go into Batemans , however, the tides to cross the bar at that time of day are not in our favour.

Bermagui

We decided to try our hand at trolling. The first fish got away but we landed the second. The Bonito was too big for the bucket and was not happy to come on board. Nevertheless he is dinner tonight. We had the dolphins swimming with the boat and further out we saw whales breaching and slapping the water with their tails. We will be in Bermagui for the next 3 - 4 days.

Relaxing days in Eden

After getting out of Bass Strait we are enjoying cappuccinos and lazy days.We are leaving for Bermagui tomorrow morning. We had our first whale sighting as we rounded Gabo Island yesterday morning. The whale was only about 200 metres off our starboard side.

50 Miles off Lakes Entrance

When we left Refuge Cove at 4.00am this morning, it was black, cold, raining, windy and miserable. I thought we were supposed to be on holidays. Thank goodness it improved during the day.

Refuge Cove Anchorage

This has been our protected anchorage over the past three days

Leaving Westernport Bay

Leaving the Marina on the way to Wilsons Promontory.

Arrived Refuge Cove 1.00pm

The winds are expected to be strong to gale force for a couple of days. We will wait here until the weather moderates.

Left Hastings Marina

We are currently in Bass Strait, expect to be in Refuge Cove by early afternoon today. We will stay there and wait out the forecast strong winds.