Cape Stewart - delayed due to network coverage

All islands are different - flat is the theme
 and will be until we get to Darwin

8th June A longer day - 42 nautical miles around 8 hours travel and 220 NM to go. We had some rather unusual visitors that came from nowhere and very quickly too. My first thought was "surely these could not be pirates in Australian waters" as they approached in two hi speed boats each with about 4 to 6 people.
We waived and noticed their uniforms that were unknown to us. They disappeared just as quickly as they appeared did not want to engage in radio conversation either. Let's put that down to unexplained mystery???

Friends...pirates...miles from anywhere

 Tess was in a baking mood and baked enough beautiful fresh scones for 10.Thank you Tess! Cape Stewart 11 degrees 57. 45 South and 134 degrees 44. 13 East was announced a formal dress dinner party.As funny as this sounds it makes such a difference in the whole experience for all to make an evening a little special one to remember. So formal we dressed up and thoroughly enjoyed  laughter and a beautiful chicken stir - fry dinner with yet another beautiful Northern Territory sunset ready for a quick sleep and and a sail to Rolling Bay the next day.
We find it hard to capture the atmosphere of the evening. How does one describe being in the middle of nowhere with people whose company one really enjoys on a balmy night listening to great music...different and really special ...or brilliant and magic ?  Wishing you all evenings and memories like that... and lots of them.

Far away on a deck of a boat relaxing and taking in the moment

Music - easy unrehearsed and whatever felt right in the moment...
simply brilliant

And another sunset.Some have stopped taking photos of sunsets.
How many can you take they say?
I continue taking lots as each is completely different and unique.

Robert arriving at the party in style...