We leave at daybreak, hoping to get to Blunden Harbour before it gets too nasty. The wind is supposed to pick up to 15-25 knots this afternoon.

Sea conditions were not bad when we left Miles, but within an hour, the wind has started building. If it gets too uncomfortable, we might have to duck into Shelter Bay for the night. I plotted our course for Shelter Bay, just in case.

After what seems like an eternity, the seas start leveling out a bit, and we are able to continue on to Blunden Harbour, where we anchor for the night.

There are still crabs at Blunden Harbour, even though the commercial crabbers have thinned them out considerably. This fellow has the smallest operation I’ve ever seen.