Dead Calm
One of the delights of ‘messing about in boats’ is pulling up into a sheltered anchorage for the night, sitting out on deck with a well earned beverage and having a 360 degree view of your surroundings. On occasion you get sunsets that are pure magic!
This particular evening, it looked like we may get a thunderstorm come across with an associated windshift that would make this bay exposed.Luckily, it didn’t happen and as the sun hit the horizon, the wind dropped, a gap in the clouds opened and gave us a 10 minute light show that was gold!
The title alludes to a film that was made in the area that starred Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill and Billy Zane about a romantic sailing voyage that went horribly wrong. A classic.
“At sea, no-one can hear you scream!”
Gold all right mate…very inviting and I wish I was there right now!
November 22, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Lot’s of rain here at the moment and it’s not even the monsoon yet!
November 23, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Amazing sky…
November 22, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Thanks Ali!
November 23, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Superb colours. Wish I was there, too!
November 22, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Thanks Chris
November 23, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Very nice Tim. Much better than the view from my office!
Jamie
November 23, 2010 at 9:43 am
I can’t actually wait to get back to my ‘office’!
November 23, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Maaate very cool indeed! I can hear the water lapping on the hull.
November 29, 2010 at 12:20 am
And the clink of ice in the rum & coke! Thanks Dave.
November 29, 2010 at 9:40 am
Tim, that film did for sailing what Jaws did for swimming! lovely image though…
January 25, 2011 at 11:32 am
Thanks Adam, it’s a classic Australian movie!
January 25, 2011 at 5:19 pm