Finally the weather abated so we left Mackay Marina on a damp saturday morning. Calm with overcast drizzle wasnt enough to remove the smiles. Although its a great place we did leave rather a lot of money there with GPS and steering repairs!!!!!!
With only about 2 or 3 miles viz we motored through the large number of coal vessels moored waiting to access Hay Point facility. There can be up to 100 here sometimes according to the locals.
There was less visiblity than the foto shows and with these moored in a grid with 1 mile spacing they do seem to gang up on you. Luckily none were on the move.
So with a 6 hour run to Curlew Island we just settled back and watched the new gps work......
The rocky headland on Curlew Island, Its a beautiful spot again and even though not in the Whitsundays its just as beautiful. We are here tonight then move on to Middle Percy in the morning, the site of the famous A Frame and where yachties have for decades hung a memento of their visit. We will also leave a calling card.
Heres our anchorage between the beach and a large sandbar, oddly the official charts show only a metre of water in here but in reality it has plenty of depth. The book Noel Patrick's Curtis Coast is invaluable having all this extra info as well as most of the best spots to visit between Mackay and Bundaberg.
Bbq time....steak and salad............................bye.....
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