We had a lovely sail from Seisia with Duet and Nomad Davina, for the first couple of ours, then turning south into the gulf we were hard to windward with rain squalls up to 30 knots. It was rough! Even as we anchored at Cotterrel River it was still blowing 20 knots. Phew! I think we have earned a beer or two.
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| Mapoon Beach |
It was a very rock n roll anchorage with the weird tides in the gulf and little protection from the wind and swell so none of us had a good night’s sleep.
Mapoon offered a better anchorage and after waiting for low tide and checking for sea-going geckoes we all had a long walk on the beach, only a few buffalo prints on the sand, but plenty of rubbish.
It was good to stretch our legs because the next leg of the trip will be 48 – 56 hours across the Gulf of Carpentaria to Gove Harbour (Nhulunbuy).
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| Bauxite Barges at Skandon River |
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