Wednesday 25th August
The wind got up through the night and the swell turned to to north east. That gave us a rocky night.
Thursday 26th August Morning arrived and we set sail for more protected bays. The winds dropped to under 10 knots so that meant gennekar time. We raced up the eastern side of Whitsunday Island at a terrifying 2.5 knots (5km/hr).
We made it to Cid Harbour before nightfall (only half way up Whitsunday Island).
Friday 27th August After a totally still night we continued our journey north, reaching Langford Reef by lunchtime. We tied off on a mooring bouy and of course Lydia was in the water immediately. Everyone else had lunch before diving in to explore the reef. By the time the rest of us had joined Lydia, she had already found the third underwater sculpture. A giant turtle.
A couple of hours later we headed back to Imagine and off to Butterfly Bay for the night. The bay was packed. No moorings so we had to anchor. The only one with energy was Vincent, so he explored the eastern side of the bay while the rest of us relaxed. He didn’t return until it was sundowners time.
