Friday 23rd July Massive laundry day today. Lydia and Andrew explored Airlie Beach and later came back and helped finish the washing. Julee’s laundry is a short walk into town and is very clean and you get to meet other boaties all doing the same thing. Stomachs were rumbling so Lydia got to have her frozen coke and fries from the golden arches while Andrew and Sue tucked into a burger (not from Maccas!). Andrew took Sue and the laundry back to Imagine, then went back for Lydia who had been to the supermarket to pick up a few essentials. We had to make sure we watched the tide as it was a very low one and we didn’t want to be stuck on shore for a few more hours! Despite the chop of the waves, Andrew managed to get us back to Imagine relatively dry!
Saturday 24th July Airlie had markets on Saturday mornings so we had a wander around them before catching a bus to Cannonvale so Lydia could go shopping for a spear gun and Sue for a new toilet brush and holder. Again we returned in plenty of time to make sure we didn’t get stuck on shore due to the extra low tide. Lydia was in charge of getting us back to Imagine today and she did a great job mastering the choppy sea without getting us too wet.
Sunday 25th July
So its been three days in civilisation and we want out! We arrived at Airlie beach on Thursday and we have done the laundry, bought a spear gun and restocked the pantry.
Andrew and Lydia got to work on the steering, replacing the temporary bolts by drilling out the imperial bolt holes to suit 8mm stainless steel bolts. Now everything is back in operation.
Too many people and not being able to jump off the boat for a swim, we leave in the morning to explore some of the other bays around the Whitsundays. Bring on the beautiful beaches, the great fish, whales and turtles!
