Saturday, 28 August to Thursday, 9 September 2021
On Saturday afternoon we left Shaggers and headed across Edgecumbe Bay to Bowen. With a SE wind we anchored behind the aptly named Stone Island where we had perfect TV reception to watch the Lions take on minor premiers Melbourne. In a disappointing game Brisbane lost but have another chance next week.
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| Another resort not operating |
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| Someone had a dream |
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| Hopeful signs |
On Sunday morning we had a short walk on Stone Island before heading back across the bay to Bona Bay on Gloucester Island (one of our favourite anchorages).
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| Bona Bay |
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| Mountain usually enveloped in cloud |
On Monday, we had a nice hike across the salt pans to the next bay for morning tea.
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| Universal yachty sign for the start of a track |
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| Rocks, salt pan and beach made for an interesting walk |
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| Morning tea view |
With the strong south easterlies continuing, a swell coming in and no fish, we decided after 3 nights to motor around to Jonah Bay near Dingo Beach. It was slow going into the strong winds but we were greeted with another sandy bay with a much reduced swell.
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| Gloucester Island in the distance |
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| Beautiful weather despite the wind |
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| Lots of semi permanent fishing camps along the beach |
After 2 nights our plan to sail to Double Bay East to catch up with Cat Magic were thwarted when we discovered we had no water. So on Friday afternoon we tied up at the public pontoon in Airlie, put some water in the tank and tried to repair our broken water pipe fitting. No luck so Warren headed off on the bike to all the plumbing stores to try to buy a replacement. In the meantime, the Folie a Deux crew turned up and Maurice said that he had one in his spares. How lucky was that as none available in the shops. Washing and provisioning done we headed over to CID Harbour to sit out the next big blow. We love this anchorage as there is no swell and a couple of good walks to get us off the boat. 5 nights here in a constant 25-30 knots. Up to 60 boats sheltering here with us.
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| Grass trees abound |
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| Good track but LOTS of steps |
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| The peak is 434m above the anchorage |
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| View looking south to Hamilton Island |
Tomorrow we hope to go around to the eastern side of Whitsunday Island as winds look good for the next week.
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