Motor sailing, which to the uninitiated is simply driving your sailboat with the diesel because there is no wind. That has been the case since we left Bundaberg, first having driven to Lady Musgrave, then to Fitzroy Reef and today on to North West Island. There is a goal in all this, which is to get to the Whitsunday Islands, another 200 miles or so, as soon as we can. Two basic reasons, one is it is much warmer there, and two it is really our winter destination. The big issue as noted before is it is stupid to travel amoung these reefs at night. Most are on the charts, but not all. Most of the hundreds of fishing boats travel with proper navigation lights, but not all. Most of the whales migrating here from Antarticia stay away from boats, but not all. The picture is clear, yes? The one thing about motoring for 6 or so hours a day, is it provides time to simply relax, enjoy the sights and think. There is a bit of labor involved in retreiving the anchor, and a bit more in setting it for the night. Otherwise there is not much to do (except of course to watch out for all the hazards that always exist but are not visible in the dark) Mostly it is good quite time to contemplate whatever....More later