Sunday(4 hours of sailing)
8:00 All hands arrive at boat and pack gear. Scuba divers
retrieve their gear.
09:00 briefing and sail out with check captain
10:00 We cast off for sailing instruction.
10:30 Check pilot leaves and we head for Nara Inlet for the night. Some of the party hike to the aboriginal rock art.
Tonight's movie: Blazing Saddles.
Monday (4 hours of sailing)
0600 We cast off and head Caves Cove for breakfast, sailing most of the way.The weather is forecast to be very bad Tues (when we planned to dive The Pinnacles) so we motored all the way to To the pinnacles and dove the west wall but strted at the beach and really didn't get to the good stuff. Then we dove the East side of thw Pinnacles which was good but bad vis and currents even thoghh it was at tide change. We were told to make it to the inside of the islands but they let us stay at Butterfly bay (as long as we had a buoy to tie up to). We took a dingy over to the East side of Maureen's Cove. Spectacular dive to 11 metres from the midway alogn the wall North to the point. Lots of big fish, tunnels and vertical pipes. Marco and Jennifer cooked Goulash...awesome!
Tonight's movie: Blazing Saddles.
Tuesday
This morning we dove along the West wall of the small lobe of butterfly bay and it was OK. Then we sailed in heavy winds, reefing the sails, along the East side of Hayman to Blue Pearl Bay and the crew did a dive at the North end. Then we motored heavy rain to Nara Inlet for the night.
Tonight's movie: Blazing Saddles.
Wednesday We left Nara Inlet and headed for the underwater observatory which is near the narrow channel between Hook Island and Whitsunday Island. Turns out the observatory has been abandoned due to damage from last month's typhoon but the crew went in and had a drink at the backpacker resort nearby. Phil and I went around the corner to a great dive spot but found the visiblity was only a foot and we abandoned the dive. We then headed for a night at Hamilton Island to get showers, water, dinner and a few supplies and to tour the resort.
Thursday We left the dock about 7 and headed for a day at Whitehaven Beach. The crew went ashore for about an hour. We decided to dive Border Island the next day but because of the weather, there was nowhere within 2 hours sailing to anchor. We went all the eway to Moconna Inlet for the night and will get up early in the morning and head for Border Island. The night was interesting as it rained most of the night, and the March flies attacked .
Thursday |
fishing, swimming, sightseeing, snorkelling and scuba diving
bushwalking and anchor in some secluded sandy cove by 1600.
Beg dive boats to refill tanks (take extra case of VB to
bribe them).
Thursday 0600 We cast off for a day of bushwalking, swimming, sightseeing,
and snorkelling near Whitehaven Beach and anchor
at Hamilton Island by 1600. Refill tanks; buy ice, bread,
salad stuff and milk; dinner at a restaurant; and real showers.
Fri (4 hours of sailing)
1000 We cast off from the Marina at Hamilton for a day of
fishing, swimming, sightseeing, snorkelling and scuba diving
and anchor in some secluded sandy cove on Hook Island or
East side of Whitsunday Island by 1600. Probably The underwater
observatory at Hook Passage.
Saturday (1/2 hour of sailing)
0900 we cast off for a day of fishing, swimming, sightseeing,
snorkelling, bushwalking, and scuba diving on the East side
of of Whitsunday Island (Peter Bay) or East Side of Hook
Island depending on the winds and leave after lunch and anchor on the way to Hamilton Island.
Sunday (2 hours of sailing)
0600 While most of crew still sleeping, We cast off and
beeline for Hamilton Island, to be there by 10AM. |
Sunday(4 hours of sailing)
9:00 All hands arrive at boat and pack gear. Scuba divers
retrieve their gear. Reserve berth at Hamilton Island.
10:00 We cast off for sailing instruction.
~1200 Head for the South end of
Hook Island, probably Nara Inlet by 1600. Hike to waterfalls?
Monday (4 hours of sailing)
0600 While most of crew still sleeping, we cast off for
a day of fishing, swimming, sightseeing, snorkelling and
scuba diving on Hook Island and anchor in some secluded
sandy cove by 1600. Probably Breakfast at False Nara Inlet.
Lunch and snorkelling at Langford Reef if the tides are
right. Probably overnight Butterfly Bay .
(North wind plan [20% chance] head to Peter bay Whitsunday
Island.
Tuesday (1/2 hour of sailing)
0900 We cast off for a day of bushwalking, fishing, swimming,
sightseeing, snorkelling and superb scuba diving on Hook
Island and anchor in some secluded sandy cove by 1600. Probably
overnight Luncheon Bay. Refill tanks Haymen Island? (North
wind - head up Southeast side of Whitsunday Island. Snorkle
Crayfish Beach and anchor Mackeral Bay?)
Wednesday (4 hours of sailing)
1100 Dive The Pinnacles then head for Cateran Bay, Border
Island for |
fishing, swimming, sightseeing, snorkelling and scuba diving
bushwalking and anchor in some secluded sandy cove by 1600.
Beg dive boats to refill tanks (take extra case of VB to
bribe them).
Thursday 0600 We cast off for a day of bushwalking, swimming, sightseeing,
and snorkelling near Whitehaven Beach and anchor
at Hamilton Island by 1600. Refill tanks; buy ice, bread,
salad stuff and milk; dinner at a restaurant; and real showers.
Fri (4 hours of sailing)
1000 We cast off from the Marina at Hamilton for a day of
fishing, swimming, sightseeing, snorkelling and scuba diving
and anchor in some secluded sandy cove on Hook Island or
East side of Whitsunday Island by 1600. Probably The underwater
observatory at Hook Passage.
Saturday (1/2 hour of sailing)
0900 we cast off for a day of fishing, swimming, sightseeing,
snorkelling, bushwalking, and scuba diving on the East side
of of Whitsunday Island (Peter Bay) or East Side of Hook
Island depending on the winds and leave after lunch and anchor on the way to Hamilton Island.
Sunday (2 hours of sailing)
0600 While most of crew still sleeping, We cast off and
beeline for Hamilton Island, to be there by 10AM. |
