Yesterday we ended up moving roughly 45nm further south to Refuge Bay on Elcho island in the Wessel chain to get a better angle for today's trip. Jay, Jody, Jason and Loretta on 's/v Makali Kai picked us up along with Silene and the couple on 's/v Galliano' in their dinghy so that we could all stretch our legs on the long sandy beach once we'd arrived. We are now in a part of the Northern Territory called 'Arnheim Land' which is owned by the Aboriginals and to go ashore a permit is required. Here however there was a settlement but no sign of any people so everyone either played touch rugby or went for a long walk before heading back to the boat for a great nights sleep.
Today we upped anchor after listening to the Darwin net on the SSB radio around 9am and have had a very slow passage so far! We've been flying the spinnaker all day and only averaging around 3-4knots with light winds from the east. Still a beautiful day with clear sunny skies and with fresh fish for lunch we really can't complain. The sun is about to set and we've just dropped the spinnaker to replace it with the head sail for the night. The winds have started to pick up and we have 107nm to go to North Gouldburn island or 197nm to Port Essington if we decide to keep going. For now we'll watch the sunset and worry about destinations later!!
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