After saying goodbye to our friends at Magnetic Island, it was time to resume our slow trek south. We might not be sailing much in the light conditions, but we are using the calmness to take a look at the next section of reefs on the 165 nm trip down from Townsville to the Whitsundays.
After some 10 days in Cairns, we enjoyed a small break in the wind – four days of below 15 knots before it returned to 20+. It was time to escape the midges and have some fun at the reef, delighting in colourful treasures at Michaelmas Reef!
With persistent 30 knot winds and rain, Cairns harbour gets a bit chaotic so we moved four miles up Trinity Inlet, a first for us. This week we are taking you up the mangrove creeks and their many moods. Get your mozzie repellent on and let’s go!
