"Patches of sea fog" became a prevalent line in the coastal waters forecast but the wind remained in the east so Diomedea headed south once more. We passed Mingara on the same track as we approached Cape Surville and then made a course for Cape Hauy. The cape is astonishing up close and personal. The pre-eminent features are the jagged dolerite spikes of the Lanterns seen in the photos. The cloud played across the vertiginous face rising from the 100metre depths at its base. Patches of lichen gave colour to relieve the eyes as we gazed into the clefts holding the Candlestick and other formations. No sooner had we doubled the cape than the sea fog decided to sock in. Visibility nil and the wind is all over the place in the now familiar spin cycle of near-cliff ocean. Our initial plan had been to pass between Cape Pillar and Tasman island. The cockpit debate raged for a while. The passage is only 5 metres deep and no more than 0.25nm wide. We have never been through before. An easterly swell is pressing into it as is the wind. The fog remains. Despite the presence of daylight and a good radar overlay the crew of Diomedea is not up for this one. Tasman island is rounded unseen to starboard at 43 degree 15'S. The course is shaped for Port Arthur in light airs and light seas.