After Sawmill Bay, we sailed over to Nara and enjoyed the quiet anchorage there surrounded by hills. At least it was, until another boat, a charter boat, came along; apparently they were fans of bongo drums which seemed long & tedious when played out on their deck, even a couple of hundred meters away. Eventually they went below at the end of daylight and peace reigned again
Now breezier than we might choose, so departed the next day to cross Whitsunday passage, getting rather lumpy, but turned into Funnel bay on the mainland. Well-named, it funnels all the wind into bullets, short squirts of heavier wind, but otherwise sunny and very acceptable. Also, pleasant surprise, we’re also in TV range, so we had a bit of news, something we haven’t seen for a while. Not a lot seems changed though.
Departed next morning and sailed north on a square run, out of the Whitsunday island group to some of the northern bays on the mainland. Double Bay east was first, lovely, sheltered, nice beaches, very few boats, and reasonable fishing although I still didn’t land one. Explored the nearby beach, and we enjoyed being somewhat more remote with more solitude.
Today the wind is increasing more and forecast to last a couple of days, so might hide away for a while; at least its still sunny & warm. Up anchored and sailed into the next bay, Windwark bay, which is equally nice, sheltered and was again able to explore the beach via the dinghy.
These images show our approach to Point Grimstone, and anchored in Windwark Bay
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