Monday morning and it is finally calm. We have had four days of howling 25-30 knot winds. Fortunately our anchor held beautifully. Getting ashore in the dinghy was like riding a tractor in a swamp and made for wet clothes but with the water and air warm it was not a problem. We used the time to talk to Westwind, provision, fix various things, read and sleep. What a life!! Today looks to be a beautiful hot and windless day, which will give us a chance to practise hoisting the spinnaker. When we wanted to try this the other day we found it had been torn in its life before us but the sailmaker here fixed it for a nomimal fee - all the more reason to like Airlie Beach!