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Solo Sailing- Homeward Bound. Episode 12. Port Davey Part 1

We left Spain bay after doing some washing, and other chores and sailed past the Breaksea Islands and into Port Davey. I anchored Bellamy in Schooner Bay, and we set off in the tender again to explore the beaches in the bay. there was a small campsite next to a small stream, and we just fossicked along the foreshore to see what the low tide would reveal. There was a beautiful sunset that evening and we settled in for our first night in Port Davey. The next day we set off to a long bay just below Balmoral Hill. The walk up the hill is one of the easier ones, so we walked up in good time to see some great views over Port Davey. Casilda Cove is just across from the start point of the walk and a boat we had made friends with back at Recherche Bay was there, so of course, we went over to say hi. The weather was forecast to turn so I made for Iola Bay, a small keyhole shaped bay, and we had it to ourselves. We had a quiet day on board, and the surroundings were magical in the drizzle. Dani and Heather were booked to fly with Par Avion from Melaleuca back to Hobart, but the forecast was for really strong northwest winds, so I contacted them to arrange to fly them out the day before, on the Wednesday. So, we went for a quick spin up to Joan Point to check out the dinghies provide for South Coast Track walker to be able to cross Port Davey. Then it was 'round to Forest Lagoon and anchored, for a run in the tender up the Melaleuca Inlet to see all that Deny King had Built there. The walkers' huts, museum and Orange Bellied Parrot observatory are all on one side of the airstrip (that Deny King also Built), then on the other side of the airstrip are some of the old tin mining sites and a bird Hide, where the Orange Bellied Parrots are studied. The volunteer caretakers there told us that 20 juvenile Orange Bellied Parrots were coming in on a Par Avion plane that day, so we stuck around to see them. They came in 5 bird boxes and would be acclimatised for 3 days, then released. It was a very special moment for all of us to see them up close, and we hope they do well!