Change of Plan

Today was the day when Pete's wife Karoline & 3 friends were to join us at Crayfish Bay, Hook Is. However, the forecast, short & long term, was poor (25-30kn); not suitable for novices ( or us)
Eventually we settled on heading to Cid Harbour, Dugong Beach, on Whitsunday Is. as the place to welcome our guests & for us to have a much needed rest from the daily battle.
Having discussed & then decided our plan, we set off.
We had strong tidal current at Hook Passage (counter-intuitive direction again) & a head wind on what should have been the sheltered side of the island. Coming into Cid Harbour we encountered wind compression at the headland of 25+kn for over a km before arriving in shelter, for once near high tide. What a relief; no long, heavy boat carries.
We established camp, had a rest, & await the arrival of our guests tomorrow, with our 120 litre water drop.
After dinner, Thomas & Janine, shouted the ol' fellas some wonderful pancakes. Lovely.
A nice day.