Captain BrewSea's Blog Log - Justavacation: Day 6 - A very good day to be tied to a DOCK!!

Day 6 – 24 June 2009

Departure – Squirrel Cove - 0940
Destination – Gorge Harbour “Secret Prawn Hole”
Arrival Time – 1330
State of The Sea – Very Rough – 4 to 5 foot swells. Opposing tide and wind made for a very slow and rough trip

Wind – Strong Wind Warning in effect. Gusts well over 25 knots
Weather – Rain and more rain

Captain / Admiral’s report:
We enjoyed a restful night swinging on the hook in Squirrel Cove. Around supper time, the rain started up until about 2100, then cleared off and offered a very peaceful tranquil evening. We were able to photograph some pretty amazing images. See the images below.

The rain started in pretty heavy around 0400 and continued heavy as we departed Squirrel Cove to pick up our much anticipated mother-load of prawns. YUMMMM

Well...it appears we were a little over confident with our outlook. We harvested 3 prawns! So we sent them back to their deep abyss until they can get it right!

As we set off for Gorge Harbour the winds were light... (for now) ... but as we rounded the southern tip of Cortes...all HELL broke loose.... The winds were as they had reported on the weather channel... STRONG WIND WARNING...

We thought it would not be that bad going about 7 knots and hugging the shore line. “Buoy” wuz we wrong. Justavaction was bobbing like a buoy that had just lost its moor.

We stuck it out and have more grey hair to prove it. At one point a low flying seaplane flew overhead. I am sure they wanted to get a good look at the boneheads who were out in this stuff.

After a 3 hour bob, we landed at the gas dock in Gorge Harbour. We think we will wait out the weather here for a couple of days.