We moved further north and stayed overnight at a few different anchorages on our way to Magnetic Ilsand just off Townsville. The weather has been very good for travelling north with s/sw winds up to 30 knots and unfortunately the swell that comes with it. (Up to 3 metres) Our first day was a bit of a shock after having such a relxing time at Airlie Beach. We were skimming down waves and averaged about 8 knots. We ended up at a place called Cape Upstart. This is a fishing village and can only be reached by boat. Here are some pictures. The landscape is changing now we are further north with huge moutains and very large boulders.
The next day we went to Cape Bowling Green but unfortunately we could not stop the wind was very strong and the short sharp chop made anchoring impossible so we headed off to Cape Cleveland. We could see the lights of Townsville and we were very relieved to anchor as we had 40 miles to do before sunset. The boat went very well and the ancorage wasn't too bad although there were some worrying time with the tide. Think we only had about 1 metre under us at low tide which made sleeping a little uncomfortable.The next day we went to Magnetic Island and had a very easy sail and will have a rest for the next couple of days.
No comments:
Post a Comment