Percy Islands

Percy Islands

This group of islands is amazing.  A long held dream to sail hear after hearing all the tales of the legendary hospitality at west bay on Middle Percy Island.  We did not make it to this anchorage on the first night as the sun was setting and it was time to seek shelter.  We anchored in a small bay on South Percy Island close to a lovely sandy beach which we explored and did the usual sundowner photos before calling it a night.

 

 

Capt. Teza having a nap as we sailed this day

 

 

Day 8 Sundowners

 

The next morning we departed early to Middle Percy Island to west bay.  We had our first small squall of rain since we left home.  The islands have been leased for many years, sheep farming and the light house was manned up to the 1980’s.

The island hosts are caretakers on the island under a lease agreement.  In the 50’s a small shack was built for sailors to come together in fellowship, share food, stories, homemade brew, recipes and helpful knowledge.  The Shack walls have ships plaques and an array of memorabilia.  The caretakers are self sufficient and rarely go to the main land.  The main homestead is up the hill behind the cove and we will explore this on our return visit.

We had a wonderful night with about 20 other yacthies including some young international travellers in a tiny little yacht.  20 odd yachts were in the cove but not all sailors participated onshore this night.

I recommend freshly cut coconut with chilli and lime as a great drink nibble.  The current hosts that live in the treehouse caught a net full of garfish, which were crumbed and cooked over an open fire.  A large pot of spiced coconut, pumpkin and lentil soup was prepared and served in fresh coconut bowls. 

I got to meet personally met some of the sail bloggers that I have been following whilst doing some research, some great characters and interesting people that no doubt since we are all going in the same direction over the next couple weeks, will meet up again.

Frist swim and a sun bake on the beach

The love heart hole in the rocks

Good humour, an open fire and the sunset on a sandy coconut palm lined beach, what can get better than this?

Perfect weather but attention to the tides in this area when setting your dingy ashore as we will either will have a very long haul or a swim to get our dingy.

The beach is white soft sand and the cove and its buildings are like something out of a Gillian’s Island movie set.  We will be definitely returning on the way back and Capt. Teza has a couple of weeks to make his Ships Plaque to add to the collection of memorabilia that adorns the “Percy Hilton”

  

Day 9 Sundowners