beveridge reef

diving on the anchor

anchor chain, beveridge reef

lagoon with coral heads and wreck

beveridge reef , the dinghy looks like it's floating.

beveridge reef, Admiral's right ankle

jen on beveridge

captain jen

beveridge reef sunset

lagoon from up the mast

surf on beveridge reef

Birthday girl

beveridge reef

This is our third day on Beveridge Reef. It has been described as an outworldly experience by the cruising guides and I would agree. Imagine being anchored on the peak of a 4980 metre mountain in the middle of the Pacific where the depth is 5000 metres and that's where we are. The reef is made up of live coral which shines pink in the sunlight, with heavy surf crashing on to it. The reef measures about 4 by 2 miles and the lagoon has a depth of about 20 metres. We are anchored on a band of fine white sand just on the edge of the lagoon in about 3 metres of water. It's quite calm except for some wind waves and some swell at high tide when the swell gets over the reef. The water is incredibly clear down to about 100 feet and we are in the company of two other boats. Dagmar with two young Australians aboard and Beaujolais with Roger from Wales and his US crew Darryl. Lots of socializing and movie swapping and drinking of red wine in the evening.
We celebrated Jenifer's birthday on Saturday with a cake and candles and gifts in this wonderful place.
We have been out on the reef at low tide searching for lobsters today and yesterday. We saw some but were unable to catch any for the table.
We plan on spending the day here and move on tomorrow to Niue, about 150 miles.