17/06/2013
We sailed at first light for Wary Bay, Bigge Island as our
plan was to stop there go ashore to look at the rock art and then head down to
the area of Rainforest Ravine as Wary Bay is not a good overnight anchorage. Most
of the areas we have sailed so far have been in gulfs and bays that are quite
well protected from open seas from now on we have the open seas from the west
through to the north with the exception of a few areas like the Prince Regent
River and the Horizontal Falls, therefore we will suffer some of the swell from
these directions.
Wary Bay was incredible the caves themselves are very
attractive and the art works of the Wandjina Aborigines are very good although
some are fading badly.
(The rock wall of caves)
When we first came ashore I said to Nancy it looks like
someone has been here recently as I could see tracks in the sand above the high
water mark. When we were returning to the dinghy we noticed that the tracks I
had seen were not human they were turtles that had come ashore to make a nest
and lay eggs. There were two fresh nests and four or five more that had been
made previously.
Anchorage:
The anchorage is easy to find and on a clear day it is
possible to see the rocky outcrop closer to the beach anchor off the beach at a
safe distance from the rocky outcrops. There are rocks all around the bay so be
careful. We anchored in 10 metres of water.
Waypoints:
Coming from the North-
(1) 14⁰ 27.228'S - 125⁰ 08.546'E
(2) 14⁰ 28.066'S - 125⁰ 08.675'E (This is where we anchored)
(The bay from ashore we are anchored near centre)
York Sound
After returning on board we got underway we had quite a few
miles to go before we would find a suitable anchorage for the conditions that
may occur if the weather forecast is correct. We were heading for York Sound in
the area of Rainforest Ravine although we had decided not to enter the Ravine
as friends had warned us not to go in there alone due to the tides that run
very fast and drop in height suddenly.
As we sailed south of Bigge Island we could see two other
sailing vessels in the distance ahead of us that appeared to be heading to the
same place. When we entered the waterway east of Kartja Island we expected to
see a lot of Pearl Farm strings as the charts indicate that they are spread
throughout, this proved wrong there was not a single string. With the forecast
in mind we searched for a good anchorage as there had been a strong wind
warning for the area. We saw where the other two yachts had anchored and
noticed that they were bobbing up and down with the swell so we decided to
anchor in the southern bay well protected from south through to north west
winds. We are now getting the NW sea breeze in the afternoons, west to north
west will be the prominent sea breeze
direction from now on until we get south. Although we took these precautions
the winds became variable and at one stage we got NE winds that gave us a
little slop but it did not last long. We had a good night sleep and was up at
first light as normal.
Cheers
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