05/03/2012, Anchored At Pearl Bay, AU
This morning Sue and Bill of S/V Dreamtime left our anchorage to work their way to another anchorage, about 12 or nm north of here. They wanted to be a bit closer to Middle Percy Island. They said they average about 5 knots so being a bit closer makes the day sail easier for them.
We relaxed today since we are planning on leaving tomorrow at the break of dawn to make the 60 nm sail to Middle Percy Island. In the morning, I took our dinghy and motored over to talk to our friends, Paul and Julie, of S/V Silver Lining. They were our neighbors for a couple of months in Bundaberg Port Marina. I invited them over to play cards and have sundowners with us. We can be such party animals
As the afternoon waned on, a fleet of boats came into our anchorage at Pearl Bay. By the time the last anchor was down, there were 8 of us. Wow, what a change a day makes. Paul had said that most of them were at Keppel Bay Marina. They had told him they were coming as they planned on being at Middle Percy Island for the weekend.
Around 1600 Paul and Julie motored over. As we helped them tie up to Leu Cat we discovered that they came armed with all kinds of goodies including liver pate, salami, cheese and crackers. I was licking my chops as I gave Julie a hugs and slapped Paul on the back.
Once we were all settled, Mary Margaret gave them the low down on how to play the card game Hand and Foot and soon we were teamed up as the guys against the girls. In the practice hand, the girls killed us by over 4000 points. Thank goodness it was just a practice hand! During the real game, the girls decided that they could not stand the whining and crying that Paul and I did after the practice hand so they let us squeeze out a victory in a close scored game. Chalk one up for the guys. I think this is the first time in a number of attempts with other guy partners that the guys actually won one from the girls.
Paul and Julie are also leaving tomorrow at the break of dawn for Middle Percy Island. Given we both have catamarans of about the same length, we should be in sight of each other for the sail.
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This shot captures the South Hervey Island group, which were located behind us as we sat at anchor.
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To enter Pearl Bay we had to passed between on of the South Hervey Islands and the mainland. This is a view of the channel we went through.
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This is looking northward along the coastline of Pearl Bay
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This is the view of the pristine beach that was in front of us as we anchorage in the waters of Pearl Bay. It is part of a military reservation that is used for maneuvers. However, because the steep ridge that runs up from the bay, not many cruisers pose a threat of trespassing on those lands where the armed forces train. Nevertheless, we had been warned by the Coast Guard that there was aircraft flare testing flights going above us on the day we arrived.
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