Sailing Log Thomas Island
Passage today was most challenging. Cold southerly on the nose and stand up short
swells which we rode full on the bow with a clatter and bang. Sens de la Vie
handles well and despite the uncomfortable conditions we made head way to our
destination of Thomas Island. 
We dropped anchor had a leisurely late lunch then went ashore for a couple of hours to enjoy not
being tossed about and get out of the wind.
Like the sign says, “Naked Lady beach”, it is the Captains
favourite place to relax.
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| Naked lady Beach Thomas Island |
The night was very rollie with a strong swell and the wind
did night let up even though we were reasonably protected , strong bullets
would bear down on us over the next 2 days, swaying the boat around in circles
on the anchor. Capt. Teza did not get
much sleep as we needed to check bearings and anchor holding constantly. We have an alarm on the GPS but in these
conditions it is best to be diligent as we are very close to a fringing reef.
The Cove did not offer much in fishing but the scenery was
complete with the usual turtle circling our boat, dam I just cannot seem to get
a photo of these turtles and bird life.
We spent another day at Thomas Island relaxing with some good
books, doing some housework, washing and cooking up some meals in the Thermo
Pot waiting for the winds to drop.
The next morning we battle the elements again to Scawfell
Island off the coast of Mackay. We are
now out of the Whitsundays Group of Islands.
To our surprise this little known Island off Mackay is
lovely and I want to return to explore more.
We arrived around 3pm had a late lunch and much needed rest. We had not
slept well the last 2 nights. Conditions
were calm and wind appeared to be dropping and the swell in the bay was
minimal.
Tomorrow we head for Percy Islands this will be a long day
sail 8 to 10 hours so an early start with winds predicted to be in our favour we
should have a good day sail.
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