Wednesday 6th July
Yesterday we left Airlie in the rain. It was still persisting down and cold when we got to Maureen’s Cove, so the diesel heater went on while we watched movies. It’s not often that you can see waterfalls in the Whitsundays, but waterfalls were teaming down the rock faces.
This morning we set off at daybreak. The rain had stopped the wind had died and the sea was calm. Not a good day to sail anywhere, so we motored out to the Great Barrier Reef. We did a few zigzags as we passed about 20 whales on the way. The Dophins that joined us were great but not as impressive as a Humpback Whale breaching.
Inside Hook Reef the half meter swell subsided and we made our way deep inside. Jack took to the mast to lookout for bombies. Soon after anchoring Toni and Jack were amazed to be able to see from the deck, the sea grass dotted amongst the sand in10m of water.
After lunch with a light breeze and warm sun we just chilled out after our early start and so that we are fresh and ready for tomorrow.
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