July 12th

July 12th

We are off on a gunk up the river and it is breathtaking.

It’s so hard to capture the real beauty and the solitude.  We are constantly watching the bottom for snags and rocks.  The seals are really intrigued by our presence and very interested in Chevy too. 

 

 

                                                                  It is soooo QUIET HERE!!


Cruising Up The River

 

 

 

                                            There are many of nature’s artsy flower arrangements.
 

 

Momma Seal Checking us Out

 

When we entered the lagoon there has not been a drop of rain for months.  As mentioned earlier, we have anchored just out the flow of Riot creek in 150 ft of water with the shore a short way off the stern. We run a stern line ashore to stop the boat doing pirouettes in the current. There is a dry creek bed just behind or perhaps a rock slide off the shear mountains behind. It is not a pitter patters on the roof any more as strong squalls and heavy rains come and go.

The rain thundered down all night and the non-existent creek behind us turned into white torrent of water.

Penny admitted that she did not sleep well with the creek boiling behind. It is time to chase some clearer skies. It was a bit of a rush to make the narrow entrance of the lagoon. I have taken the dinghy to the entrance to check out the current. It is on the turn to come in and we cannot dillydally or it will be too strong and a bit dangerous manoeuvering the narrows. It did swirl us around and the shallow spot over to starboard seemed a little too close for comfort. We both had a sigh of relief when the depth sounder started to plummet to a safe depth.

                                                                         TIME TO MOVE!!

Waterfalls Everywhere