Up early as we couldn’t decide where we were going, either try to get to Mooloolaba or stop somewhere not so far. Bacon and beans for breaky then the anchor was pulled. The weather was calm and the bay was flat so we enjoyed an uneventful passage across Moreton Bay. Pulled the main as we started with 7 knts but it died to 5 so we motored past the bottom end of Peel Island towards the Brisbane River. It was the flattest I have ever seen Moreton Bay. John slept a lot as he was still feeling unwell , though not as bad as yesterday. Jenny crocheted at the helm seat ( it was that calm)! We decided we had no hope of getting anywhere fast so we would continue up past the Brisbane River to the bottom of Bribie Island.

We skirted the western edge of the bay up past Raby Bay, Redcliff and Scarborough to the entrance of Pumicestone Passage. John dragged his lure across Moreton Bay but didn’t even get a touch. Plenty of fisherman on the isolated reefs and plenty of crab pots out, the skipper needed to keep a sharp watch for them, we didn’t want them tangled in our props.

Dropped anchor just north of the boat ramp on the inside of Bribie near Bongaree and rang an old school friend of Jenny’s Fiona who moved here from Sydney some years ago. The anchorage is great, well sheltered, deep and a good bottom. There is also a pontoon for a 2 hour visit which we didn’t know about till later which looks excellent.

Went ashore in the dinghy and tied it to a post on the sand, Morgs was happy to have shore leave and charged up and down the beach. Fiona picked us up in her car and we visited their house at Woorim on the eastern side of the island. Very nice Queenslander they built a few years ago. John and I were worried about the dinghy as the fuel tank, life jackets etc weren’t padlocked up we were hoping no one would steal anything.

Fiona and Richard showed us their local beach and we strolled along it with Morgan racing around us in circles and picking up every stick she could find. Lovely beach plus dogs are allowed on it, always a plus.

As we were concerned about the dinghy we drove back to Bongaree for fish and chips on the jetty so we could keep an eye on the dinghy. Great little fish and chip shop , lots of fresh fish to choose from. John and I had Sweetlip and John Dory, chips were well cooked too. Back to Ovive and bed.