Dinghy fixed and off to Great Keppel Island for a couple of days. Awesome beach walk and trying to fish up the estuary. Caught a little aquarium fish that went back in, but beautiful clear waters and a little chilly. First night we spent at GK and then moved over to...
We set off to Keppel Bay Marina to get our new propeller for the dinghy at 6am (first light). Rockhampton was the only place that had a suitable propeller and it is only 35 min drive to Keppel Bay Marina. We knew it was going to be a 65NM trip and can be done in one...
Good sail up the coast from Bundeberg to Pancake Creek. Wind was behind us the whole way and blowing 15 - 20 knots. Only had a little bit of headsail out and managing 6 knots. Made it here in plenty of daylight to anchor. Stayed on the outside of the inner anchorage...
My turn here goes........ Navigated the shallows of Boonlye point at high tide and finally after the third transit I was calm for a change (Noel is always calm) even though we had caught up to the 110 boats taking part in the race we saw yesterday, a slow down saw...
There will never be a better opportunity than right now to travel and explore the world. What better way to do it than aboard the good boat MAD. We are taking a chance and getting out into the world to make a difference in our lives and hopefully the people we meet. Setting off on what really is an adventure of a lifetime. So please follow along as we attempt to Make A Difference in our lives aboard MAD.
