Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island.
For the last couple of weeks we have been cruising the islands of the Whitsundays. This has meant that there has been an anchorage within 2 hours of everywhere. It has been our first chance to snorkel in coral since Lady Musgrave Island, and the snorkeling has been pretty good. At first everybody would go in the dingy to the dive site and someone would stay with Amy while everyone else went snorkeling. However Kathleen decided that Amy shouldn't be missing out on all the fun and with a bit of time and a lot of bribing taught Amy to snorkel, and doesn't she love it. At first she couldn't stop talking through her snorkel saying look at this and that and now she goes off a little bit to explore for her self.
Amy, 3 years old and can swim as fast as anyone
Amy showing mum something "really cool"
So far the best snorkeling for coral has been on Border Island and the best fish and marine life has been at Manta Ray Bay and Bait Reef, which is on the Barrier Reef.
Huge wrasse that came up meet us at Manta Ray Bay. These guys are about 4 feet long and let you pat them in exchange for some corned beef or a sausage.
Huge wrasse that came up meet us at Manta Ray Bay. These guys are about 4 feet long and let you pat them in exchange for some corned beef or a sausage.
We left Bait Reef this morning and arrived in Bowen this morning, which is 50 miles in 9 hours with the wind at 10 - 15 knots on our beam the whole way. We managed to just beat Hayden, who we have been cruising with for the last couple of weeks, even though he was "just running the motor to charge the batteries".
We might stay here for a couple of days before shooting up to Townsville. After that we have to decide whether to go to the Louisiade Archipelago or continue to Cairns but at the moment we are leaning towards PNG.
3 comments:
i knew my little girl could do it as she is like a pretty little fish in or out of the water. at least now im really starting to enjoy all your exploits. i check at 3 times a day to see the next blog.just take care missing you all grumpy grumps
ps wendy you will soon need chocolate as you seem to becoming skinny.
We are missing you to. I have lost some weight but still got more to go NO MORE CHOCOLATE. Will have to speak to you soon before we leave the country. Amy is so clever she is having a time in the water now. Take speak to you soon.
i miss tou all dearly i will fill you up when i can get time to see you all i will try to speak to tou on friday or saturday
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