Wineglass Bay to Bryan's Corner

Another Dawn start as we wanted to ensure that we travel the 2 hours to the next anchorage to wait out the next northerly blow coming (30kts NE) that was due to start later in the day.

We passed through Shouten Passage, seeing a few more boats anchored in a couple of bays on the north end of Shouten Island, and headed to Bryans Corner and tucked in the to minimise and wind and wave for the blow. We laid out 150ft of chain in the 20-ft depth and pulled hard to ensure the anchor was well and truly set as we read a couple of reports of boats dragging in 30kts. 

Another beach walk this time littered with scallop shells of all sizes and colours. I have heard that scallop diving is supposed to be excellent in Tas and the sight of all these shells has inspired me to look into trying to get a license and retrieve some.

Back on the boat we cracked open a bottle of wine and enjoyed the view. Jude had prepared a wonderful vegetable and chicken curry for supper which certainly hit the spot.

As predicted the wind picked up, 20-25kts gusting to just over 30kts, but we were confident that the anchor was well set so we had a very restful night’s sleep.  

Tasmanian Devil footprint