The passage along the west coast was more or less uneventful, having to motor the first few hours. After that a reasonable breeze sprung up from the west which increased in strength and veered to the northwest.

Wanting to make Port Davey by dark we raised the spinnaker and shot off to the south, until of course the wind got too strong. Probably the most memorable part of this trip was the size of the swells that were coming out of the south west - straight out of the Antarctic Circle. Most were in the 3 to 4 metre range but some were up around 7 metres - WOW ! We're not used to that. Of course they were no hassle because the wind was not blowing a gale - but one could just imagine....

We anchored in Bond Bay just outside Bathurst Channel just before dusk. Every place we come to seems to be more beautiful than the one before, just stunning. We were hoping to catch some seafood the following day before heading deeper into the myriad of waterways. We ended up catching some salmon, flathead and gummy sharks enough for several meals, but alas no crayfish. Mind you we saw a commercial cray boat just around the corner from here - they are everywhere so no wonder we can't catch a crayfish.