Heading North (QLD coast)
Having had a jet setting break from the boat - including (for myself) time in Sydney with Charlie, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand with Martin, and a very merry month of May in the UK with family. We find ourselves once again, back in Bundaberg, readying the boat for a return to the water. Sanding, antifoul, too much fish and chips, a bent prop shaft, and getting the leaky seal replaced were the highlights. Left there, possibly for the last time, and headed North at dawn on Friday 13th June. Both feel a little strange being back on board - the floor moving under our feet once again after such a long break. As we made our way through the channel markers in the Burnett river a pod of small dolphins came to welcome us back to the water - thanks guys With our recently painted bottom cutting through the water nicely we made good time to Pancake creek. Stayed a day, then headed up to Great Keppel island, where strong winds had us making a home there for 9 days - during which time we met a nice g...