Hi from “The Top End”.
We have decided not to stop tonight as planned and continue on over Cape York and on towards Darwin. We will be at sea for the next four days while we cross the Gulf of Carpentaria and will stop for a rest when we reach Croker Island, two days out of Darwin. At present we are at 11 deg. 44’.036S, 143 deg 07’161 E.
Today for the first time we are seeing large flocks of sea birds and this afternoon I decided to go to the front of the boat to check the running lights and, to my delight, there was a school of around 12 bottlenose dolphins playing in our bow wake, with a tiny baby in tow. I do not know how long they had been there but they stayed another half hour. It is amazing how they swim so fast, without seeming to move any of their fins or tails!
We were buzzed by a patrol plane who radioed us to ask who we were and where we are going. I have been told that they buzz sailors regularly up this part of the world, what with illegal fishing and refugees…..
The creaking in the boat is driving me insane. I wish we could come up with a solution for it. Earplugs don’t seem to stay in my ears so my sleep is very fragmented. It worries dad too, but not as much.
Arti & Dimitri
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