Wednesday 29th May 2019 – Herald Bight to Monkey Mia (Shark Bay)

It was an upwind passage from Herald Bight to Monkey Mia in light winds and calm seas so we had to motor sail to make decent progress. The STV Leeuwin 2 was near us struggling to make any progress as it tacked upwind, also destined for Monkey Mia. Late in the afternoon it also gave up and motored the rest of the way.

STV Leeuwin 2 (Sail training tall ship)

As we cruised into Monkey Mia a nice guy on a catamaran said we can use the mooring in front of his as the owner is away, so we moored up to this convenient mooring directly out front of the resort.

Strait away we went ashore and tried to find a ride into Denham so we could pick up out dam fuel card from the post office. The nice girl at the resort reception kindly offered to take Putu with her when she knocks off at four.

With this great news we relaxed and went off and got an ice cream and then went to the bar where I settled in with a frothy. Come four o’clock the girl had not messaged Putu and was not answering Putu’s messages. It was getting too late as it was a thirty-minute drive and the post office closes at five.

Unfortunately, the girl had to work late and was not able to get Putu to Denham in time so after trying to get a bus, taxi or hire car without success we gave up and ordered a pizza and a few more beers before heading back to Sirocco after dusk.

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