Here is our little memento that we made and left for the world to see. Oh well, at least it marks that we have come this far...
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Someone was very creative to leave his artificial leg with his information on it. This dates back to the 1980s.
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Here is another shot of the paraphernalia that people had left in the A frame. It was interesting looking at and reading a number of things that people before us had left, going back 40 some years.
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The A Frame at Middle Percy Island is filled with plaque and various mementos documenting who have visited the island over the last 50 some years. It is cluttered with all kinds of stuff, as you can see. It was fun looking at and reading who have been here and when.
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05/05/2012, Anchored At West Bay, Middle Percy Is., AU
We usually just rest the day following a sail, taking in the sun, the wind, the idyllic views of the beach and the island from our boat. It is a perfect way to enjoy life. Well, this is basically what we did today. However, the ol' "itchy Butt" syndrome that I was born with took over in the early afternoon. The remarkably beautiful beach that we are sitting in front of was beckoning me. Actually, I think it was the coconut palm trees that wetted my appetite to go ashore. We have seen very few coconut palm trees here in Australia so far. It is rather bewildering to us that we have not seen very many. I guess the east coast of Australia is dominated by the south easterlies, which means the dominant current flows north along the coast. There is not a source of coconuts to the southeast of Australia that would float across the Tasmania Sea to be deposited along the beaches. Ergo, a paucity of coconut palm trees.
However, in 1921, Andy Martin bought the lease to Middle Percy Island and he decided to import and plant a number of coconut palm trees so that the visiting yachties would have something to wet their whistle when they stopped and visited. God bless Andy!! When you see the various pictures that I took while exploring this beach, you will greatly appreciate how they set the stage, making this the most beautiful beach we have seen since we left the South Pacific.
The Marin family also built a few structures that give Middle Percy Island a unique character. One of the structures is a well weathered A frame. It is a rough and tumble type of place where over the decades yachties have made it a tradition to make something with the name of their boat and the year they were here and place it inside the A frame. I will post a number of pictures that show how creative people have been. Once a fellow even signed and left his prosthetic leg! I made a simple little plaque this morning and when the varnish dries I will add it to the amazing collection.
The anchorage here as been a bit rolly but as the afternoon wore on, the winds died and the sea flatten. The winds are supposed to be light for at least the next two or three days, so we are hoping for a calm anchorage. We shall see! We will be staying here for one more day. A few more boats showed up today including our friends Bill and Sue of S/V Dreamtime. Thus, many we will have a get together tomorrow. We shall see
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