Tami takes the John Deere tractor for coffee...

Hamilton Island Marina

We spent two nights at Hamilton Island. Met up with several other boats we were cruising with, and enjoyed sharing sea stories with Gary and Lynn Schmidt from Meshugah. I hiked to the lookout at One Tree Hill overlooking the Fitzalan Passage.

Hill Inlet

 
We hiked up to the lookout from Tongue Bay. The Hill Inlet is magnificent! Whitehaven beach is adjacent and is 5km of pure white sand.

Whitehaven Beach

 
WE departed Cid Harbor at 9:05am, timing the tides through first the Fitzalan Passage (south side), then past Frith Rock in into Soloway Passage at 11:05am. Whirlpools were visible as we approached the point. It was a pretty windy trip with 25kt winds from the SE. Arrived at Whitehaven at 11:30am. Took a stroll on the beach; they were playing beach cricket!

Cid Harbor

We arrived in Cid Harbor at 10:00am today. We anchored in the southern corner. It was a much better anchorage than last night - very quiet and calm. It was rainy and overcast. Maddie found this Goanna. We had cocktails with Lady Elizabeth II, Bloody Mary and Rum & Coke (a catamaran). Maddie made a nice salad for dinner. We watched Holiday on the DVD player.

Langford Island, Maureen's Cove

We stopped for lunch at Langford Island about 12:30. We had some troubles with the mooring, and I had to make an unscheduled swim. Had lunch and a shower.

We proceeded around Black Island and around the point to the north coast of Hook Island.

We picked up the last mooring in Maureen's Cove because all of the moorings were taken at Butterfly Bay. It was rather lumpy.

Nara Inlet

We departed Abel Point Marina at 1:20pm after our briefing, and loading the boat. We arrived at Nara Inlet at 3:20pm, and were anchored in time for our radio schedule at 4:00pm. We visited with Peter and Julie (and their three kids Alex, Arcadia and Luke) on Stealing Beauty. The Southern Cross is amazing when viewed away from the city lights.