The crocodile warnings are now a prominent listing in every anchorage we have visited, including Margaret Bay where we anchored just last night. The beautiful shorelines are now a worrisome sight, with the threat of crocs and their vicious behavior now the tales of legends. In Margaret Bay, there is a tale of a croc back in 2001 that "took out one person, attacked another in a kayak, and sunk a float plane".
We are currently less than 90 NM from Cape York and expect a visit to Escape River and the pearl farms there later today. You can read more about our fast sailing and see a google earth position of Sea Child here:
www.sailblogs.com/member/seachild
Of note, Sea Child has lost both 120 amp alternators and the wind generator. Our charging system is now the 2-55 amp alternators as well as solar panels. Its good to have redundancy in charging systems, but we will still make good time to Darwin to repair the breakdowns. Darwin is +800 NM away.
11 degrees 57.608 SOUTH
143 degrees 12.467 EAST
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