Lizard Island

The anchorage from above

Our current position is: 14° 39' 672S and 145° 27' 109E

Today's run was a comparatively long one (66nm) so we left at the hint of first light. Our original plan had been to stop at Cape Bedford thinking that to go all the way wouldn't be possible in the short daylight hours, however, with the winds at a fairly constant 25 to 30 knots, we felt comfortable that we could make it in the one day. And we did.

We arrived at the north western corner of the island around four in the afternoon after another very boisterous trip with huge waves and blustery conditions. The anchorage at Lizard is spotted with large coral reefs so space was quite limited. When we rounded the corner, we saw what looked like a used boat lot; there must have been more than a dozen and a half other boats at anchor leaving us to squeeze in between what little space we could find.

Despite being in the lee of the island, the winds were howling through the anchorage. Again, the swell was greatly reduced but not the winds - great for producing electricity but the sound can drive one nuts after a while so Windy (our wind generator) was given a rest from time to time for the sake of sanity.

Lizard looks as though it will offer some good hikes and snorkelling so we live in hopes of some decent weather in order to make the most of it. At this stage, it's our intention to stay a few days and hope that Peter on Troutbridge can catch up. We have no internet or cell service here which makes it more difficult to make contact but we hear that he's heading for Port Douglas and may well get here by the end of the weekend.

 PHOTO GALLERY:

This gives some idea of where we are within the complexities of the Great Barrier Reef

 

Note the little red triangle - that's us!