It was a 14 mile easy run from Kagawong over to the Benjamins between Secretary Island and the Sow and Pigs Rocks which you can see now on our added Google Earth link. The repaired lower station shifter on Baby Grand is working just fine, but unfortunately storm clouds are brewing which will keep our visit short here in the Benjamin Islands.
Hard to believe that these magnificent pink stone islands were once bored with dynamite and scheduled to get blasted to kingdom come. Sanity and good people prevailed; the islands were saved from mining, and instead, declared a National Beauty Spot for generations to enjoy.
There are so many single-slot gunkholes here, but we chose to anchor in the harbor between North and South Benjamin Islands for our first visit. Here’s a view of the harbor and you can imagine it looking X10 on a sunny day. We took the dinghy in and hiked all over the rocks and saw amazing vistas as well as a bird’s eye view of Baby Grand.
Gathering storms have a great way of making a fabulous sunset. We’ll be back next year for a longer visit.
Hard to believe that these magnificent pink stone islands were once bored with dynamite and scheduled to get blasted to kingdom come. Sanity and good people prevailed; the islands were saved from mining, and instead, declared a National Beauty Spot for generations to enjoy.
There are so many single-slot gunkholes here, but we chose to anchor in the harbor between North and South Benjamin Islands for our first visit. Here’s a view of the harbor and you can imagine it looking X10 on a sunny day. We took the dinghy in and hiked all over the rocks and saw amazing vistas as well as a bird’s eye view of Baby Grand.
Gathering storms have a great way of making a fabulous sunset. We’ll be back next year for a longer visit.
