Thurs
Breakfast at Waterline café to start the day before boat chores and Mulligan Geo pricing of quotes.
The marina courtesy car was booked for 2:45 for 2 hours so we could restock on groceries and other essentials like red wine, beer and Kaluaha. It was a mad rush to get everything done in the two hours allowed for the car as we had several places to stop at. We found another great butcher and a French bakery that had no bread ( a shame ) then the newsagent for a paper.
Once back at the marina we unloaded the groceries into a trolley and as the tide was low. gingerly rolled it down the very steep gangway to the pontoon.
That evening we couldn’t resist and had another fabulous meal at the at the Waterline café. Can’t help ourselves when we get into port.
Fri 23rd
Eva Louise and Nyeki ghosted into their marina berths early in the morning. They had left Great Keppel Island early and motored due to no wind.
After a breakfast get together at the Waterline, we all completed various boat chores with us continuing with Mulligan Geo work. I hope someday soon the Mulligan work will end.
I caught a lift to town in the others courtesy car and grabbed the last few items we needed for the next legs up to the Whitsundays.
The taxi ride back after waiting for half an hour was annoying as I was bombarded with a tirade on how the opposition taxi service were basically ripping people off for a poor service.
Sandra and Doug on Eva Louise motored over to the fuel wharf to fill up and Sandra jumped from the boat to the dock landing very hard. She damaged her heel or ankle and was unable to walk unaided.
The Capricorn yacht club over the other side of the marina was having its usual Friday night get together and this week it was Massaman curry and rice with black forest torte for desert. At $19.50 it was a pretty good meal. The crew of the other two cats with Sandra arrived for dinner in the dinghy as she couldn’t walk, she looked to be in pain.
Kepple Bay Marina
We sat round a large table with Nyeki and Eva Louise crew and Friz and Tracey from Carlotta who have been long friends to all of us . They introduced us to a solo sailor Geoff from Swell who we were to meet further along the way. Even though the wind was quite cool we had a great night with lots of laughter aand a few tall yarns.
John Morgan and I strolled back to the marina while the others caught Nutt’s dinghy transport back to their boats.