Today was really quite uneventful. We motored up the Great Sandy Straits in almost perfect weather with the only challenge being the bottom of the tide as we crossed the shallowest stretch. In the end we had plenty of water and did not get to clean the bottoms of the keels.
We decided to splash out and get a marina berth in Urungan so we have been exploring the Hervey Bay Boat Club for showers and dinner. Quite pleasant especially as there are no insects tonight!
The plan for tomorrow is an early start and then move on to Port Bundaberg for some shopping and washing. The weather looks a bit too benign so it may be motoring yet again.
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| Not sure where all the water goes but there is a lot of dry land at low tide. |
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| Historic wreck - 'Ceratodus' |
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| Fishing boats at Urungan Harbour |
Pleased to see you making such great progress and getting into the swing of things. You have certainly had great cruising weather even if a bit light at tines for sailing, so hope it continues. I have not been able to pick up your AIS lately - is this by design or is there a problem? Ken
ReplyDeleteHi Ken & Libby. We have noticed the lack of info from the AIS since we crossed the Wide Bay Bar. It appears to be a problem with Marine Traffic as they are not showing anything in our region despite ships showing up on our plotter. Pete uses BoatBeacon and it seems to have better coverage in real time. We are having a glorious sail across Hervey Bay and should be at Port Bundy just after lunch. Best wishes to all at CD.
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