{"id":550,"date":"2020-10-09T16:43:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T05:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/?p=550"},"modified":"2020-11-11T09:43:48","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T22:43:48","slug":"day-7-8-pittwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/day-7-8-pittwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 7 &amp; 8, Pittwater"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thursday 8 October: Woke up to a lovely morning at Morning Bay with the sun shining into the cockpit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We left after breakfast and sailed north to get into shelter before the predicted thunderstorm hit with big winds. Sailed for a while but then started the engine as the wind died down to almost nothing and straight on the nose as we turned west towards Cowan creek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5421-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5421-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5421-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5421-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5421-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5421.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><figcaption>On the go again<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Moored up in Yeomans bay on a courtesy mooring and had a lovely afternoon laying around the bot in lovely sunshine. The predicted storm passed south of us and out towards the ocean and we just saw some dark clouds. No wind, rain or thunderstorm to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5432-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-557 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5432-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5432-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5432.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><figcaption>Lunch at Yeomans bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a relaxing afternoon we had a lovely BBQ and dinner outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wind picked up with gusts running into the bay in the late evening and night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday 9 October<\/strong>: Slightly cooler today but clear sky and sunshine. Had a lazy morning before the sun reached the cockpit and we where able to have breakfast outside. Spent the morning taking it easy and then motored further west to Cottage point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-src=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5443.jpg\" data-id=\"556\" class=\"wp-image-556 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5443.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5443-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5443-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5443-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5443-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/900;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5445.jpg\" data-id=\"555\" class=\"wp-image-555 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5445.jpg 900w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5445-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5445-768x1024.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 900px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 900\/1200;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The kiosk on Cottage point<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Moored up on the kiosk mooring and rowed in for lunch. After a lovely lazy lunch we went back to the boat and motored west into Smiths creek. Found a courtesy mooring almost as far in as you can go. Wind gusting. A lovely little bay for the night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-src=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5449-1.jpg\" data-id=\"552\" class=\"wp-image-552 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5449-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5449-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5449-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5449-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5449-1-1140x855.jpg 1140w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/900;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Smiths creek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5451-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-554 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5451-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5451-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5451-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5451-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/westlingfamily.com\/rara\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/img_5451.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><figcaption>Smiths creek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday 8 October: Woke up to a lovely morning at Morning Bay with the sun shining into the cockpit. We left after breakfast and sailed north to get into shelter before the predicted thunderstorm hit with big winds. 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