Broadhurst Bight
17 August 2007
We finally left Carnarvon after spending a bit of time waiting for weather, Keith took off early and wasn't seen until the end of the day when we finally caught up at Broadhurst Bight which is north of Denham. The bay was a comfortable anchorage in preparation for the next day when we aimed to reach the southern end of Shark Bay. We had about 20 knots SE winds all day which allowed us to stay on one tack, after a reasonably demanding sail, due to the short sea, we settled down to an early night. Throughout the day we saw some of the local Dugong population, these sea cows harvest the local sea grasses, it was good to see so many in number, with even more obviously on the ocean floor. The photo is of a Dugong, not a great photo but we didn't want to get to close as they are so slow moving.