Friday 29th October
We quietly left the bay in the middle of the night last night. There was no moon, but the sky shimmered with the glistening stars. In the midst of a light breeze Imagine glided through the darkness with a gentle rocking from the waves. The weather was finally in our favour. It wasn’t long before the moon rose, casting its yellow reflection across the water. It didn’t seem long before the night gave way to the morning. The red ball of fire emerging over the horizon colouring a few wispy clouds and lighting the way through the anchored vessels as we approached our desitination.
Doesn’t the life at sea sound so romantic?
What really happened! We had to get up in the middle of the night to catch the wind and tide. There was no moon so we couldnt see a thing. At least we had a breeze to sail by. The waves again were coming from the side making Imagine continuously rock. The moon finally came up just before dawn and when the sun came over the horizon we couldn’t see a thing as we navigated between cargo boats anchored outside Gladstone.
Anyway we are here just south of Gladstone in Rodds Harbour. Hopefully there is going to be enough protection when the southerlies come through next week.
