Day five Jamison to Lady Barron.

Pulled the pots at about 7, Should have stayed in bed and had a sleepin.

Three wobblygong sharks and no crays.

The wind had cone around more to the north so motored across the bay to the more sheltered side.

Sky looking ominous to the NW.Simo requested Eggs and Bacon for breakfast.

After a leisurely meal we tidied up and set off up the east coast of Cape Barren Island.We went through between Gull Island and the mainland,it is quite shallow there and the wind had picked up making the sea quite nasty,it was ok once we were in deeper water but as quite a few miles near Vansittart Island are really shallow and the wind was freshening coupled with a course close to a Lee shore I decided it wise to turn around and take the route through the Armstrong Channel between Clarke and Cape Barren Islands.Did not wish to join the Farsund on the beach.

By the time we got to the Sealion Narrows the weather had closed in with rain and mist and a breeze from the North of 15 knots ,made our decision look pretty good.

Navigated mainly on the plotter with fleeting glimpses of land,the radar invaluable in these conditions,reduced speed to about 9 knots.

There are a lot of sandbanks in the middle of this waterway but the channels are quite wide once you are in there,just got to miss the shallow bits.

A bit of wandering around today.
 

Motored up to Thunder and Lightning Bay for lunch,although forecast saw no lightning,or thunder.

After lunch had a nana nap and left about 3.30 for Lady Barron.

More steaming between hazards but been here quite a few times now,took the shortcut beside Little Dog Island.

Picked it one of the MAST moorings as the jetty occupied by wooden boats on their way home,they left on dark,a strange decision I thought,maybe to avoid the wind.

Went up to the pub by dinghy ,landed by the slip and walked up the bank and along the road.

Simo offered to shout us dinner so we had a few waited for a table.Sim got some fishing spots from a retired fisherman in the bar.Seemed to be the most tricky part of the Vansittart Shoals route to me.

Might try there tomorrow or maybe not.

Had a good steak meal there,Sim ordered three sauces in little jugs,a good choice as they were delicious.The dining room full by now,some looked like locals still waiting as we left.

Back to the boat and rewrote my blog for the previous days .

Turned in after ten and called home ,a thunderstorm there,dogs not happy,Les seems to be busy.

Talked to Rick Murdoch to report our position on the schedule,He informed me the Briants BBQ was rained off so we have probably had better weather, NE predicted by Tuesday so will gradually move up to Emita.