Friday, 4 September to Saturday, 19 September, 2026
We spent 3 nights at Airlie, washing and reprovisioning and taking on water at the public pontoon. Still no berths available in the marina unfortunately. We did get to watch the Lions get soundly beaten by the Swans in the Qualifying Final so looks like it is the long way to the Grand Final again for the team.
On Sunday, we sailed across to Stonehaven in light winds and saw what turned out to be our last whale in the Whitsundays on the way.
We picked up one of the 2 moorings inside the reef at the southern end. There are lots of moorings at Stonehaven now so we spent 2 nights here. I kayaked around the reef then snorkelled over the coral which was better than I expected.
On Tuesday we headed to Hayman Island to check out the coral in preparation for the family coming soon. It was great with lots of fish including large, colourful tusk fish.
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| Blue Pearl Bay on Hayman Is |
More strong southeasterlies were coming so we headed down to our favourite bolt hole - Cid Harbour. I walked to Dugong Beach 3 times and Warren tried hard but unsuccessfully to catch a fish.
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| Dugong Beach walk |
After 6 nights here we were ready for a change of scenery, so together with
Sassafras, we decided to head around to Whitehaven Beach. The forecast was for easing winds and though we had planned the tide, we still had a very uncomfortable trip across from Hamilton and into Solway Passage.
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| Following Sassafras up the Hunt Passage |
Perfect weather at Whitehave however again our trip was cut short - this time by a failed pressure relief valve on the hot water system. Warren rigged a temporary fix and with the family due in a few days we headed back to Airlie to order a new one.
We had 4 nights on anchor to get ready for the family who were coming Sunday afternoon.
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| Anchored off Marine Rescue |
Highlight was winning the lucky draw at the Coral Sea Marina Mingle. The
Liberty crew also won a $50 restaurant voucher.
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