Sadly I have no picture (no adequate camera at least) but I was woken in the dark of night with a beautiful scene of the half-moon shining into our room and providing a gorgeous moon-shine across the water, shimmering and so surreal in the solitude of night. That was a special experience.

Next thing you know, my alarm has gone off and it was time to get up and prepare for our early morning sight-seeing on the Kimberley Coast. The alarm was interesting as my phone had defaulted to GMT time so I set my alarm for a time the previous day!

	This morning many people on-board arose before sunrise to watch the sun rise over the Kimberley Coast. This was another special experience among many. I did capture this on video but it is true that being there was the best part. The weather was also warm at this pre-dawn time.
	Another view. A very serene experience as people waited in silence as the sun eventually rose. We can experience this over and over but it never seems to lose its value, at least if we can remain in awe of this stunning apparent aspect of nature of which we are so dependent.
	For several hours, we toured in the Prince Frederick Harbour on the Kimberley Coast, roughly between Wyndham (north) and Derby (south), before we continued our progress to Broome tomorrow. Some of the images are somewhat hazy as there have been many fires in the Kimberley in recent days, a very regular occurrence apparently, via natural means, in this area.
	So many islands and a most rugged landscape, with a tidal range in the order of 7-8 metres. The tidal mark is apparent on several of images posted here. A real wilderness with no local inhabitants and access only via sea or air (no roads). Apparently toward the end of WW II, the Japanese made an effort to land on this expanse of Australia but failed to find a safe place to do so or be able to progress across land if they did.
	Different colours and perhaps different compositions and genesis. We did wonder whether this was a large phosphate deposit on this island, and some others we saw fro a distance.
	Island after island. A very enjoyable morning cruising and observing as we sat on our balcony just taking it in.
	By 9am or so, we are now steaming to the south west, on very calm seas. By mid-morning, temperature around 30 degrees.  Very clear skies. Another day of relaxation, some reading, some reflections of our glorious trip to date, after a wonderful start to another day in the warm seas of Northern Australia.

As per the image above, we have been blessed with calm seas, with yesterday just a series of dimples on the ocean. You can also see from the image above that it is indeed calm as our path sailed is clearly visible. A nice metaphor and image of how the past is now gone, if not remembered fondly (or not).