Fish Ho at South Percy Island

The Captain hard at work somewhere in the Northumberland Islands

Up til now you will have read many a blog post about the Captain's ability to short order cook under duress, his prowess with plumbing, rigging, navigating, diesel mechanics, boat electrics etc.

But one thing had been missing - where were all the fish?

Hexham Island



As the sun rises over Pearl Bay, the crew emerge.

Much Happens

The mighty rocks of Rosslyn Bay

Rosslyn Bay at Yeppoon was initially a planned three night stop to re-encupboardise, refill water and attend to a headsail tear which we had sustained in the less than tranquil conditions out of Fitzroy Reef. Trying to get work done at short notice and in a short turn around period in the marine industry is not easy. The Captain used his skills at begging to book the sail in for surgery and also managed to track down a separate upholsterer to put a new zip on our boom bag. As expected, neither of these jobs fitted into our booked time and we extended at the marina for several more days.

Capricornian Cave Men

If the Pisonia Forest on Lady Musgrave Island was Mirkwood, then these caves were definitely the Mines of Moria. For those who don't mind mixing it up with a bit of bat guano in their stalactites on a quiet Saturday afternoon, then the Capricorn Caves are where it's at.

Great Keppel Island - Unexpected poetry and Hermit Crabs

Riding the sand dunes of Butterfish Bay - Great Keppel Island

Great Keppel Island exceeded expectations and we ended up staying for 6 days exploring and swimming in the beautiful clear sandy bays.

A pre-dawn start to cover  the 40 nautical miles from Northwest Island brought us back towards the coast. The afternoon snorkel around the coral on the drop off at Northwest Island promised much, but after four days not setting foot on land, the crew were becoming restless, we didn't want to risk another wind shift leaving us stranded.