We were listening to the scids this morning and as we expected, there are 30-knot
winds and 2-3 meter swells from the south. We had to get the boat back and didn't want it to get any worse, so let's just say we had a memorable trip south from Cid Island back to Hamilton Island today. We couldn't raise the sails and had to motor straight into the waves.

We didn't leave until 10:30 or so, so at least it didn't rain on us. But it was very overcast and a pretty treacherous ride in the swells. This is a picture of the harbour before we left.

Well, that was sort of a dreary ending to an otherwise fantastic sailing trip. Days 1-3 were amazing, each one different. Day 4 (today) was a bit more adventurous than planned. Day 5 (tomorrow) we're spending on dry land, the Goldfinger safely back at Hamilton marina.

(They call Hamilton "Ham-o" on the radio. In fact, I've noticed in Australia everybody named Dave becomes Dave-o, Tom's are Tom-o, Bob's are Bob-o, etc.).