Nara Inlet

On waking this morning at Stonehaven, it all looked very crappy, suddenly typical tropical wet season weather with very light northerly wind, very humid, and very overcast with thick cloud and frequent rain.  So after a lazy morning, we cast off and travelled along the west side of Hook Island, and around the corner into the top of Nara inlet; A distance of only 8 nautical miles although at the end we are about 1 mile from the start point – but over a steep ridge.   Nara is very Fiord-like, a narrow inlet with steep sides and very protected.  The afternoon cleared up well, became sunny, and it was a great time of swimming, playing in the dinghy, locating some of the waterfalls that after the rain are now flowing well; a great way to wash off the sweat and salt: who needs a spa tub..?.
Nara has plenty of boats in, as usual, but all friendly, and even the local bird population is amiable. Todays pics show a Nara cocky on the bow, GD peacefully at anchor in Nara, H doing it hard under way close to Hook Island, and J enjoying a mega-spa tub under a big waterfall.