Friday 26 October 2018

Goldsmith to St Bees Island



After a couple of balmy days of kayaking and beach walks, waiting for more northerly winds, we set sail with Charm at 4 am towards the moonset to St Bees and Keswick Islands, off Mackay.  The wind forgot to arrive so it was a noisy motoring job all the way. 

moonset
first light 


The planned anchorage on St Bees was very deep on the spring tides so we back-tracked to nearby Basil Bay on Keswick.  The plan for the next few days will need discussion over a few cold drinks at sundowners again.

Charm at Shaw Island on a windier day


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