3.12.10
Having refueled and restocked in Melbourne, by Friday we were ready to head on to our next location. The few days before Friday had been very bad weather days - lots of rain, thunderstorms and tornado sightings in the Melbourne area. We checked the weather and although it said there would be some residual rain, otherwise the weather was all clear. We decided that we wouldn't melt in the rain, so we would press on for a short day on Friday and just anchor somewhere along the way.
We made it about 2hours south and finally anchored just off the channel, amid hundreds of crab pots - not an easy task, let me assure you! And although it had rained the whole day the weather was otherwise uneventful. Except for one important factor - the wind. Wind gusts had unexpectedly gotten up to 30knots as the afternoon wore on. By the time we anchored, the ICW (normally little to no chop) was reaching swells of 2-3ft. That is tough when you are trying to anchor - but even tougher when you have to go belowdecks for the evenings. We were up and down and up and down for the first two hours of our anchorage. Let me just tell you - that is not easy on the stomach!! Luckily, before we were praying to the porcelain god the wind calmed down and the rest of the evening went much smoother.
The next night, with winds expected to be similar in strength, we wisened up and anchored in a cove for a more subdued night's sleep.
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