Day 33, Thursday, 19.02.2009

 

Another one of those luxurious paddling days – flat water, gentle rolling swell, nicely following winds…Elizabeth Bay was the destination. Leaving Fingal Bay I was passing through some smaller islands and left the Broughton Islands to my left.

 

I had to stop at Seal Rocks to pick up a parcel from the post office, posted by Peter Treby. Seal Rocks is a beautiful bay! Going around the choppy waters of the headland and squeezing between Statis Rock, you feel like you are coming into Paradise! Quiet crystal clear waters, few houses, few people. The post office was a corner in the small village shop, serving as shop, café and post office in one room. I bought some other little supplies, filled up my freshwater and was off again after an hour. I could have stayed there and enjoy the day…but the weather was too nice to NOT keep on paddling…

 

Elizabeth Bay proved not to be the most quiet landing, as sone confused waters are coming out of the little river in the left corner. Not too tough stuff, but kind of irritating what’s going on there…

 

The river waters were the darkest tanned ones I have ever seen. Due to the heavy rain the last days, all lakes upstream were releasing their water into the river. But it was fresh water, and I could rinse myself from the salt. I was just wondering if my yellow towel turned dark on drying myself?

 

I put up camp high up on the sandy edge which the river was carving, barely able to pull my still half loaded boat on top of the one meter high edge. I left the last half sticking out into the air…looked nice…

 

 

 

Text message via sat-phone:

 

32.19 152.32 65 km 11,5 hrs Elizabeth Bay dumping wave into a river picked parcel from Seal Rocks 100 feeding dolphins and birds in a fish swarm