Long sail from Gove Harbour to Seisia, Cape York: 71 hours and 359 nm with only 20 hours of total sailing time. Apart from our sailing buddies, Nomad Davina, the only sights to see were 2 ships from Weipa, a few terns, brown boobies and a pod of dolphins feeding.
An immature little tern hitched a ride with us, it was very hot our there!
By the third day the gulf was a glassout with barely a zephyr of breeze.
At the Seisia anchorage we joined the other cats Exhale, Mad Fish, Slow Motion and Nomad Davina and mono Upstart.
A family of white-breasted woodswallows were determined to build on our real estate, bringing nesting material over to check out a fold in our mainsail. While they are very cute we had to discourage them and move them on, so they began checking out all the other boats in our flotilla.
Seisia's name comes from one of the first families of Sabai Islanders who came here after WW2, Mr Mugai Elu, who used the first initial of his father and childrens' names: Sagaukaz, Elu, Isua, Sunai, Ibuai and Aken.
Seisia Ferry Jetty is popular with locals for fishing with masses of bait fish under the wharf and some deft hands with a cast net collecting them.
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