We headed off to Goldsmith at 7 am as planned and as soon as we left the protection of Cid Harbour we had a 15 knot SE breeze on the nose. Once again the Yanmar did most of the work taking us South. The seas were only 1.2m but the wind chop made it uncomfortable.
As we passed Shaw Island, a whale appeared alongside ( about 70m away) and swam along also going South for a short time before disappearing.
We arrived at Goldsmith island at around 12 noon and conditions there were much better than our previous visit. We saw 2 turtles nearby as we were setting the anchor and there was only one other boat in the bay.
Peaceful anchorage at Goldsmith Island
Cooinda arrived about 20 mins later and a catamaran sailed in not long after our arrival. It turned out to be “Mee Too”, one of the CCCA members, so we all caught up on the beach when everyone was settled. We also met the people from the other boat, "Mystique" owned by a Victorian couple from Queenscliff. We all ended up on Cooinda for pre dinner drinks.
After a walk on the beach to sttech our legs, we motored over to Farrier Island, a small Island protecting the bay we anchored in to have a look at what seemed to be a row of cabins built close to the beach on the bay side.
Cabins on Farrier Island
Tomorrows plan is to head to Mackay.
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