We left Lizard Is at 05:30 in the dark on the 20th and sailed in a 15-20 knot in a NW direction dodging the many reefs and islands. Our AIS ( automatic identification system) has been very handy, we can see ships on the system well before they appear over the horizon and as we also transmit our details and position, they can see us. We received our first visit from the Australian Customs coast watch aircraft. It swooped low over us then called us on the radio asking details of who we were, our last port of call and next one etc. All very exciting. Apparently they will be tracking us regularly as we sail around to Darwin. We anchored in the lee of Cape Melville after being blasted by 25 knot bullets as we rounded the cape into its sheltered waters. Actually the waters are sheltered from wave action, but the wind still howls as it comes down from the rocky headland. Today was again an early start, leaving Cape Melville and sailing for Morris Is nearly 70nm away. We ran out of wind around 09:00 and had to motor in dead flat conditions until around 14:30 when a very nice 10 knot SE breeze came in. We had the best sail under spinnaker most of the way to Morris Is where we anchored at 17:30. Morris Is is only very small, a mere dot on the chart, but it is surrounded by a large reef that gives it a 4 star rating as an anchorage. It has a fringe of sand beach and there are a few palm trees in the middle - the quintessential tropical island.