Pastime in Mooloolaba
We had a pleasant time in Bundaberg. The adverse winds meant plenty of relaxed reading and we did some sightseeing as well. The Bundaberg Port Marina is a great place with a free bus into town and plenty of other facilities. Very enjoyable!
We left early Wednesday the 18th for Fraser Island and the Great Sandy Straits. For our overseas readers, Fraser Island is the largest Sand Island in the world- it's HUGE. We had a great run- current with us the whole way (what a change!) and anchored with plenty of time to fire up the BBQ.
Next morning, we were up early and were able to "ride" the rising tide to the middle of the Great Sandy Straits whereupon we were then able to ride the falling tide from halfway down. Thus, we were able to complete what could have been a ten hour trip in about four and a half hours. We anchored well before lunch right down at the bottom of Fraser Island and made ready for an early departure the next day
Friday, today, we had a fast trip down to Mooloolaba where we will be a few days as another strong Southerly is heading up the NSW Coast. Fortunately we did not head straight from the Great Sandy Straits to Coffs Harbour as we would have been caught about 100NM short. While in Mooloolaba, we hope to fix our autopilot which has been broken for about three months
All the best,
Dave & Penny
