Month: January 2008

  Once we weighed anchor to depart Picnic Bay and head for the breakwater marina we had to head into the heavily breaking sea to avoid being rolled about to severely, it also gave us the opportunity to go with the wind and seas once we eventually changed course back to the channel. We managed…

  With Makulu on the slipway for repairs and Sakes back at the marina for work commitments, Amaya II back to her berth to fix a punctured rubber ducky leaving only Lekimpa and Anais with Trish and Les having to prepare for work in the next few days. We weighed anchor around 0900hrs and headed…

  After spending a couple of days lounging around in the water and doing some snorkelling we had to move on again. Making our way back towards Townsville we dropped anchor on the sout west side of Rattlesnake Island on the lee side. In the afternoon we took the dinghy to shore with a few…

After a fairly torrid night rocking and rolling we weighed anchor around 0700hrs and steered a course south toward the Palm Islands. Today is Keato’s birthday and he is anchored at Curacoa Island with Amaya II and Makula. We heard there was going to be a party, so we couldn’t miss out on it. Anais…

  Today we weighed anchor around 0715hrs – destination to Otto Reef to see if we can catch a few fish. Motor sailed the distance. Crossed the shipping lane and had to give way to a couple of freighters. As we approached the reef we spotted a large number of sea birds catching dinner. Something…