Montebello Island 2023

🙂 We have had a BIG week full of big sailing days, biggish swell & beach breaks too big to go ashore. We left Warroora with a speedy wicked sail south. We couldn't secure anchor at Cape Farquhar (skatey rock bottom) so we kept moving...we ended up finding a perfect spot North of Gnaraloo Bay (empty beach, & inside of reef). Another super fast sail the next day to Red Bluff - arrived 2 hr ahead of planned eta despite having to dodge whales all the way. Lovely catch up with Hibbert family (on & off boat), they spoilt us with tea and shared a champs (or 2) then helped us get dingy back out through beach break...I feel they are still laughing (like Ted) at my excellent backwards flop into the dingy, mid wave/beach exit. We left early next morning...no not from shame (I think only Hibbert's witness) but due to the massive day ahead to get to our Islands (Carnarvon approx. 60nm). It ended up being an exciting day (code for scary as crap). After changing course multiple times for the whales, just past Cuvier we unfortunately experience our 1st bump with a humpback. We saw 2 heading our way & we changed course quickly to get away but unbeknown to us there was 3 😞Thankfully both boat and whale were ok. It is awesome to now be back in home waters...they are stunning. We stayed Redcliff Bay, then Ted dived at White Beach before we travelled across to Dirk Hartoug Island, turtle bay Monday arvo. Ted after awaiting swell with great anticipation is a happy chappy with sml surf (3ft) Tuesday and a paddleboard surf Wednesday... unfortunately ending up with a busted finger. As we are not keen to end our holiday early Ted's finger is patched up, splinted and we are now tucked in the bay (close to town)- we plan to spend a few more days on boat before returning to land legs & reality 🙂Читать далее