Dawn, off False Point.
We departed Gove harbour at 3am on Saturday morning, very light breeze so we had to motor up to Cape Wilberforce and into Malay Roads, we were able to motor sail part of the way across Donington Strait and into Cadell Strait, between Elcho Island and the mainland. We came out of Cadell Strait just on sunset, its quite an impressive passage, very narrow navigable channel, completely unmarked and fierce tides!
In the section known as the narrows, we had over 4kts of tide with us – and that was neap tides! There were numerous whirlpools and eddies, well worth the effort though, both for the natural beauty and the time and distance it saves compared to the alternative passages.
As we headed out across towards the Crocodile Islands we were treated to an amazing 180Âș sunset, with the lights of Elcho at one end and the shoreline of Howard Island at the other.
Conditions are still unseasonably light and we have made pretty slow progress overnight, but at least the engines were off!
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- On the mooring before we left
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- Point William cliffs
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- Malay Road
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- Donington Sound
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- Progress
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- evening
đ€ Well done on a good start to your trip.
We are getting closer to you!
Happy to hear you got through narrow channel okay. Stunning sunsets. Erica
The smoke from the burning off makes them stunning for sure.
Looks nice and peaceful
Thatâs why I like cruise ships
The sunrise and sunsets are stunning at every port
But sometimes we just like to sleep in
Yes, boats are great for that. Dont mind a sleep in either.
Beautiful scenery!
It truly is Carl!
Looks fantastic … and I suspect marginally warmer than down here!
Not as much as you might expect – only 14Âș here this morning, we are freezing! So much colder overnight than at home.