by Mad Crew | Sep 23, 2019 | Australia, Queensland Coast, Whitsundays |
After dropping Deb and Pete at the Abell Point Marina for the airport transfer we stocked up, did laundry, cleaned the boat and the next day picked up Terri and Dave. Off we go to Whitehaven beach! Great beach and we did the whole beach again for 12KM return...
by Mad Crew | Sep 23, 2019 | Australia, Queensland Coast, Whitsundays |
Had a couple of nights at Hamilton Marina again. Enjoyed some time out at the tavern being entertained by the cockatoos and a little dock dancing to finish it off. After Hamilton we set off for South Molle Island for another hike. South Molle has a resort...
by Mad Crew | Sep 10, 2019 | Australia, Queensland Coast, Whitsundays |
Headed back to Cid Harbour after a stop on Whitehaven Beach. Deb had missed out on the hike up to the top of Whitsunday Island because of a bug. So feeling better we all took off up the trail and left the dinghy on an incoming tide. Again the views were...
by Mad Crew | Sep 8, 2019 | Australia, Queensland Coast, Whitsundays |
Cid Harbour has been the scene of three recent shark attacks in close succession causing the local council to ban swimming in the harbour. The locals have always known that Cid Harbour was a bad risk for swimming. The reason for the recent attacks are still...
by Mad Crew | Aug 31, 2019 | Australia, Queensland Coast, Whitsundays |
After Happy Bay we spent a week anchored outside Airlie Beach using the dinghy to run errands. Laundry and shopping, getting ready for our guests from Vancouver. Don’t want to see the inside of a shopping mall again, at least not for awhile. Guests...
by Mad Crew | Aug 31, 2019 | Australia, Queensland Coast, Whitsundays |
Stopped over in Happy Bay on Long Island outside another closed resort. We discovered that around the corner was Palm Bay with an OPEN resort and we ventured over to use the store, but alas we were met at the beach landing by the resort patrol that...