Whitehaven and Airlie Beach

Monday, 15 August to Monday 22, August 2022

With perfect weather expected for the next few days we motored the 22 nm to Whitehaven Beach. On the way Warren decided to run the watermaker only to discover the feed pump had failed. As this is required to flush the watermaker every 5 days, a replacement was needed urgently. A few phone calls while we had reception and Warren had one on the way to Airlie Beach from Coomera.

Mix of boats at Whitehaven

Whitehaven has recovered a lot from the last cyclone and was busy with cruisers, charterers, Hamilton Island race boats and day trippers. We had our first kayak for the trip and walked to Chance Bay and the lookout but are yet to venture in for a swim. Beautiful days at the moment but it gets cool when the sun goes down. 

Chance Bay all to ourselves

450 steps to get this view

On Wednesday afternoon we sailed around to Macona Inlet and then on to Airlie Beach on Thursday to pick up our new pump. All day Friday was spent removing and replacing the pump. It is never as straight forward as you think it should be and working upside down in a small locker makes it worse.  

We had lunch on Saturday at the sailing club with my friend Jane who had flown up from Melbourne with some friends for 12 days at Airlie. We organised a sail for Jane and Russell on Sunday. 

Nice day for a sail

There was a bit more breeze than we expected so we had a fast sail out to North Molle and back. Warren had told them he had ordered some whales and they thought he was joking when he said he thought he saw some. 

You're kidding right! 

A mother and calf breached and fin slapped on cue. We were glad to be able to share with Jane some of what we love about cruising.

Mother and calf

Monday was provisioning before heading to Shag Islet for the Shaggers Rendezvous later in the week. 

Nice bike ride to the Cannonvale shops

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