Saturday, 13 September to Saturday, 27 September, 2025
After our trip to Canada, we had a short window to head north. We waited for good winds to sail first to Mooloolaba then onto Pelican Bay in the Great Sandy Straits. Lots of whales sighted both days.
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| Cruising past the Sunshine Coast |
We spent 2 nights here before moving up to Garry's Anchorage for 3 nights.We did a 5 km walk south from the anchorage one day but otherwise relaxed while waiting for a later high tide to cross Sheridan Flats.
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| Track in good condition |
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| Great Sandy Straits marina |
On Saturday, we rode the bikes up the excellent Mary to the Bay Rail Trail to Bunnings and Woolworths. Nearly 20 kms and no magpies which was a bonus at this time of year.
We then watched the Lions beat Collingwood in the Preliminary Final at the MCG.
We left the marina on Sunday morning in light winds and spent the week enjoying the clear waters and sandy beaches of Moon Point, Hawks Nest, Coongul and Wathumba Creeks. We saw lots of whales including cruising past all the boats at anchor outside Wathumba Creek. Magical!
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| Never get tired of seeing this! |
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| Coongul Creek |
It was then back to the marina to watch the AFL Grand Final between the mighty Lions and Geelong. There was no reception at our marina berth but we went to the nearby Boat Club where it was on the big scrren. There were a few concerns initially when the club had some technical issues but we ended up watching a great game with a good crowd. Geelong had beaten us comprehensively in in our first final game against them so we were happy to have a very close game in the first half. In the last 5 minutes of the third quarter Brisbane started to "Believe" and the Lions ended up winning by 47 points.
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| Had to settle for a smaller screen |
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