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Curlew Island, 8/09/2008

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We spent the day at anchor today, hoping that the south-easterlies will abate and maybe back to the east (or north-east even – please!).

Yvonne and Anna took the Fish Hunter (inflatable dinghy) out to the beach early in the morning to scout around, while I stayed on board to sort out a number of little jobs and do a general clean-up.

Anna rowing herself and Yvonne to shore at Curlew Island

Later in the afternoon Yvonne and I decided to climb the higher of the two peaks.

Ascending the western peak at Curlew Island

This turned into a serious climb… As usual it was steeper than it looked and the bush was dense to the point that it was a challenge to find a way up. Getting to the top was well worth it though. We had fabulous views in all wind directions and a stunning vista over the anchorage to the east.

Panorama over anchorage at Curlew Island

The descent was even more challenging than going up! We took a nominally flatter route (still quite steep, leaving us a with a bit of a hike at the water’s edge. As it was now high tide this caused its own little challenges…

Descending the hill at Curlew Island was harder than going up!

Scawfell to Curlew Island, 7/09/2008

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The south-easterlies are persisting, making life rather tedious. We tacked into it all day today, making up our destination as we went along! In the end the breeze swung around to the east as the day wore (literally) on and I made for the shelter of Curlew Island. I was pleased with this. We nearly ended up at Middle Percy, not a bad spot, but I’ve been there and I was keen to see something different.

Snacking as we approach Curlew Island

As it happened, Curlew Island has turned out to be a great choice. The anchorage is better protected in a south-easter than Middle Percy would be and it has a stunning long white beach, flanked by imposing peaks on both ends.