Day 27

It was a quiet morning in Schooner Cove with a final tally of 18 craft at anchor in the moonlight overnight aiming to shelter and rest after the run down from Macquarie Harbour.
Skipper wanted to attend to some minor mechanical and rigging issues that had become evident on the previous days run.

With these minor issues attended to we shifted anchorage Cassilda Cove in company with 4 others. Having previously(2013) anchored here skipper knew to tuck right into the corner and after dropping anchor in the appropriate spot we put out a stern-line to "the obvious tree".

With a break in the weather we took the short walk up Balmoral Hill on the eastern side of the cove.
The exposed heathland over the top of the hill provides little protection from the weather but fortunately the conditions did not deteriorate too badly and we enjoyed a brisk walk and to take in the sights and orientate ourselves in the Bathurst Harbour.
This landscape did not provide a lot of habitat for the local birdlife and indeed it was a quiet day for birdlife with only a few Silver Gulls Currawongs and Cormorants.
Duncan provided us with a tasty dinner of Beef Pie and veges.