The morning started with a trolley run to get diesel and gas. Fortuitously on the way back the bakery was open too! Tegwen slipped her lines at 09:30 and we made her way down the "interesting" channel, only this time with the benefit of a recent high tide adding more water under the keel. We motored in light winds down around the points separating us from the wide expanse of water that leads up to the Freycinet Peninsula. Approaching Cape Bouganville, the last of the points, we decided to delay hoisting sail briefly while we enjoyed a cuppa along with delicious vanilla slices fresh from the bakery that morning.
Sails up, the wind by now blowing 10-12 knots and away we went! A beautiful sailing day with blues skies, thin cloud and Tegwen going to windward for probably the first time since she left Batemans Bay on November. We passed a dozing seal with its flipper held aloft, not unlike the dolphin seen in Bass Strait. After lunch, as predicted, the wind gradually increased as we made our way towards the sheltered beach at the south western end of Freycinet Peninsula just inside of the Schouten Passage. By the time we were pulling down the sails to moor, the wind was up to 24 knots.
Having anchored well in a relatively sheltered position we enjoyed the close of the day with snacks and then a nice dinner of lamb chops, cooked vegies and salad.
All in all, a most enjoyable day's sailing.
